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Doctors make too many mistakes in Hong Kong hospitals
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misleading evidence may lead them to make the wrong decision some doctors based their judgement on trial and error they may lack the relevant experience to make the right decision they work long hours and don't get enough sleep They don't respect the patient so much!	not all mistakes are made by doctors

some doctors based their judgement on trial and error
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	they should not play God with people's lives they don't have all the medical records of their patients mistakes are inevitable

they don't have all the medical records of their patients
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health information technologies can provide cognitive support and guidance to doctors

mistakes are inevitable
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malpractice insurance can pay for their mistakes doctors are humans too

malpractice insurance can pay for their mistakes
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	this drives up the cost of health care

this drives up the cost of health care
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	but it costs the patient's life and the patient might die!

they work long hours and don't get enough sleep
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their working hours can be capped	sleep deprivation can impair judgement

their working hours can be capped
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	insufficient staff makes it necessary for them to work longer hours

insufficient staff makes it necessary for them to work longer hours
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	more staff can be hired to share the workload

more staff can be hired to share the workload
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	a brain drain has made it harder to find qualified staff

not all mistakes are made by doctors
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failures in the health care delivery system can lead to errors

failures in the health care delivery system can lead to errors
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	poor communication between hospital staff

They don't respect the patient so much!
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	It happened due to the egoistic behavior showed by some doctors..