IOM and residency work hours

Recent article on IOM's new work hour suggestions

Report says no resident should work longer than a 16-hour shift, which should be followed by a mandatory five-hour nap period.

They don't reduce the overall number of hours that people work, but by introducing this, you effectively need to double your workstaff because somebody else will need to be around while the other doctor is taking their nap.

I understand the patient safety need - but by introducing siesta into residency training you'll be doubling handoffs (bad for patient care) and you'll need to increase workstaff (drives costs).

Sounds like a bad idea to me.