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Dr. Paul Speckart, a San Diego internist, conducts a physical evaluation of one of his patients in August 2015.
Posted inHealth

Hospitals, medical groups start to worry about skills of older doctors

by Cheryl Clark August 18, 2015August 11, 2020 Why you can trust inewsource

The percentage of doctors who continue practicing beyond the usual retirement age has quadrupled since the mid 1970s. Now, hospital panels and medical groups are asking if patients would be safer if physicians are screened for physical and mental competencies after they reach a certain age.

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