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...follow our report and put it into practice, residents would have greater opportunity to get more sleep," says Dr. Michael M.E. Johns, chairman of the residency-optimization committee at the IOM and chancellor of Emory University. "[Residents] would also have increased supervision by experienced doctors...
...that medical residents made 36% more serious mistakes during 30-hour shifts than during shifts half as long. So the simple solution to ensuring patient safety - and resident sanity - would appear to be reducing the length of their shifts, a plan endorsed by a lengthy Institute of Medicine (IOM) report in December 2008 that assessed the impact of resident fatigue and proposed a new set of guidelines restricting shifts to 16 continuous hours if no rest is granted, mandatory uninterrupted five-hour naps for longer work sessions, lighter workloads and more oversight from experienced physicians. (The current standards...
...that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement had deemed Pansy Ho an "unsuitable" partner after a four-year investigation. The agency recommended that MGM Mirage "be directed to disengage" itself from the joint venture. Company officials didn't reveal the reasons why regulators disapproved of Ho, and the report itself is confidential...
...results of the investigation have thrown the future of MGM Mirage's Macau business into confusion. Although the report is only a recommendation, New Jersey's Casino Control Commission could order the company to end the partnership if its findings are upheld. New Jersey gaming authorities have jurisdiction over MGM Mirage's business associations because the company owns part of a casino in Atlantic City. (Read about greyhound racing in Macau...
...Mirage - which operates the famed Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas - said that "we disagree with the recommendation" and "we look forward to presenting our position." Pansy Ho in a statement said that "I and my advisers will need time to read and consider the contents of the report and decide how best to respond to it." The New Jersey commission is expected to hold a public hearing on the matter...