Social networking in the operating room

Two years ago, we discussed in this column the problem of “distracted doctoring.” That phrase was coined by New York Times reporter Matt Richtel to describe reports that doctors, nurses and technicians were distracted by something other than patient care in over half of surgical procedures. Phone calls, texting and Internet surfing caused most of the distractions. Though the …

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