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How to handle aging physicians

With a national physician shortage and growing numbers of insured patients coming down the pike, hospitals are facing the conflict of hanging onto their physicians who are growing older while

Safety comes with surgeons' age

Contrary to popular belief, more experience doesn't always mean better performance. Surgeons between the ages of 35 and 50 provide the safest care compared with their older or younger colleagues,

Aging docs need regular evaluation to ensure competence

One-third of physicians practicing in the United States today are over age 65, a statistic expected only to rise as financial pressures make it more difficult for doctors to retire. And with the