Patient safety and the ageing physician: a qualitative study of key stakeholder attitudes and experiences. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Patient safety and the ageing physician: a qualitative study of key stakeholder attitudes and experiences. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published September 2018

Patient safety and the ageing physician: a qualitative study of key stakeholder attitudes and experiences.

White AA, Sage WM, Osinska PH, Salgaonkar MJ, Gallagher TH. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Sep 20; [Epub ahead of print].

High reliability fields like aviation employ policies to require that professionals retire from risky work at a certain age. Researchers interviewed health care system leaders and other stakeholders to devise recommendations for managing physicians as they age. Respondents emphasized patient safety as a guiding principle in addressing aging physicians' performance.

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