Ask ECRI: When Performance Deficits Are Suspected in Physicians with Impairment or Disability

​A risk manager recently wrote to ECRI Institute seeking guidance on what a medical group or other organization should do if they are concerned that a physician's impairment or disability could be contributing to "performance issues" that could affect patient safety.

In our response, we note that because of the many and complex legal issues involved, some of which could be specific to the medical group's structure...