Practice Management Alert

Reader Question:

Aging Physician May Be Liability

Question: One of my practice’s physicians is celebrating his 67th birthday this year. He’s still working full-time with a full caseload of patients. I know 67 is fairly young, all things considered, but I am wondering about any potential safety risks of an older person seeing patients or conducting procedures. Are there any considerations we should implement in practice policy? [...]
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