Becker's Healthcare November 29, 2022
Given the crucial nature of their work, Sandeep Jauhar, MD, PhD, believes physicians should undergo periodic competency assessments after age 65.
In a Nov. 28 opinion piece for The New York Times, Dr. Jauhar, a cardiologist at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, contends that while a mandatory retirement age would be “crude and unfair,” mandating periodic competency assessments every two or three years for older physicians could be a good approach to prevent those who may be developing significant cognitive impairment from making critical decisions about patient care.
Such assessments would have to be developed thoughtfully, using tests “validated and vetted for transparency and fairness.” Additionally, results would have to take into account the individual physician’s specialty....