Are You Being Fairly Compensated? The Results of the 2019 Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Salary Survey Are In!
See how your salary compares with those of your peers as reported in the 2019 NP/PA Salary Survey.
Physician Assistants
Physician Assistants Given Autonomy Under New IHS Policy
Updates to the Indian Health Service Manual allow PAs to exercise autonomous medical decision making and assume full clinical responsibility for American Indians and Alaska Native people.
Legislation Passed in Missouri Increases Autonomy for Physician Assistants
Senate Bill 514 will allow physician assistants to practice with more physician collaboration and less physician supervision.
Conference Roundup: AAPA 2019
More than 7000 PAs and students took advantage of workshops, seminars, networking opportunities, and CME at the 2019 American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Annual Meeting, held May 18-22 in Denver, Colorado.
Updated Physician Assistant Research Agenda to Reflect Impact of Profession
The National Physician Assistant Research Agenda has been updated to accurately reflect the profession’s impact on health outcomes as seen by other healthcare professionals.
Similar Quality of Cardiac Care Provided by Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians
Researchers sought to compare the quality of care provided by advanced practice providers with cardiologists for patients in a post-percutaneous coronary intervention setting.
NP, PA Workforce Swiftly Expands in North Carolina
Investigators provide an overview of demographics, location, and primary vs specialty care data trends among nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians practicing in North Carolina.
Hawaii Legislation Repeals Physician Chart Reviews for Practicing PAs
Hawaii Governor David Ige signed the SB 1406 bill on July 2, 2019, which repealed the state’s outdated requirement for 100% chart review by a physician and included other changes to physician assistant laws currently in place in Hawaii.
More Primary Care Appointments Scheduled With Advanced Providers
Researchers from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation conducted a secret shopper study to measure the number of primary care appointments scheduled with advanced providers before, during, and after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Substituting Physicians With NPs or PAs in Nursing Homes
Researchers sought to gain insight into how substitution of elderly care physicians by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or registered nurses in nursing homes contributed to the perceived quality of healthcare.
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