Credentialing the Aging Physician


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Credentialing the Aging Physician:
Is Change in the Air?
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Recorded April 26, 2007

Faculty: Susan Lapenta & Phil Zarone

The Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") recently announced that it intends to increase the mandatory retirement age of commercial pilots from 60 to 65. In describing its rationale for this change, the FAA stated "experience counts; it's an added margin of safety."

Also, the journal Neurology recently published a study suggesting that aging pilots may maintain their performance over time due to "preserved task-specific knowledge."

Do these recent developments regarding pilots suggest that it may be time to rethink hospital policies regarding the credentialing of aging physicians? What about studies showing a decline in physician performance over time? And how do you balance the legal risk of being sued under the age discrimination laws for treating aging physicians differently with the legal risk of being sued by injured patients for not ensuring the competence of aging physicians?

Join Susan Lapenta and Phil Zarone, attorneys of Horty, Springer & Mattern, as they discuss a variety of issues regarding credentialing and peer review of the aging physician, including:

Should more rigorous standards be established for physicians over 65? 70? 75?
- How far can those standards go?
- Additional CME?
- Automatic elevation to the honorary staff?
- Automatic physical and mental examination?
- Focused monitoring?
Do these types of standards violate the age discrimination laws? Does a lack of these standards increase the risk of corporate negligence suits against the hospital?
If an evaluation or monitoring is required for an aging physician, who should pay for it?
What kind of evaluation is appropriate to address concerns about an aging physician?
Do issues pertaining to an aging physician stem from an "impairment" and should they be handled by the Practitioner Wellness Committee?
Can age-specific credentialing criteria be supported by empirical studies linking increased age to decreased quality in health care?
How have other industries handled the issue of age and competence and can these solutions be applied to health care?
How can appropriate bylaws language help to resolve some of the difficulties in reviewing the competence of respected, long-standing members of the Medical Staff who have dedicated their lives to their profession?

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