Physicians and Cognitive Decline - A Challenge for State Medical Boards
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Physicians and Cognitive Decline - A Challenge for State Medical Boards
“Cognitive decline is a very serious and prevalent problem, and it can’t be ignored. So medical Boards are tasked with safeguarding patient welfare, and this is one area where they really could make a difference,” says Sharona Hoffman, a Hahn Professor of Law, in an interview with the Journal of Medical Regulation. The interview focuses on her recent article for JMR: Physicians and Cognitive Decline: A Challenge for State Medical Boards?Her article helps to answer the question as to whether state medical boards need to identify clinicians with cognitive decline.
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