A study of Johns Hopkins surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses suggests that hospital policies requiring a brief preoperation “team meeting” to make sure surgery is performed on the right patient and the right part of the body could decrease errors.In the study, which will appear in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Hopkins OR personnel were “very positive” about the briefings, according to surgeon Martin Makary, M.D., M.P.H. [click link for full article]