A new study suggested that patients treated by older doctors in some cases may face a higher risk for death.The study was conducted on patients to analyse the costs of care and deaths within 30 days of being admitted to the hospital. 30-day mortality rates of patients: 10.8% when they were treated by a physician under the age of 40 years 11.1% for physicians of age 40 to 49 years 11.3% for physicians of age 50 to 59 years 12.1% for physicians of age 60 and above The researcher stated that, “A lot of patients have a perception that older doctors give better quality of care. But previous studies, multiple studies, have shown that younger doctors have more aptitude.
We found those treated by younger doctors had significantly lower mortality compared with those treated by older doctor” (CBS News) . He added, “One thing I want to emphasize is that we don't think as doctors get old that their…
