Researchers survey clinicians to understand the challenges they face in prescribing or withholding antibiotic treatments for acute pediatric infectious conjunctivitis and call attention to a lack of nationalized standards.
HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, patients are mostly on their own, according to the authors of a recent report.
Is a clinician liable for misdiagnosis of a patient that results in injury to a third party?
See how your salary compares with those of your peers as reported in the 2022 NP/PA Salary Survey.
APP association presidents discuss legislative issues, the future of their professions, and what keeps them up at night at the National APP Week panel.
Jim Anderson, PA-C, wonders why it is so difficult to see his primary care provider. Is it pandemic related or is something else broken in health care?
Job satisfaction rates among PAs remain high despite burnout and stress amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equipment issue may allow someone to break in and cause the pump to deliver too much or too little insulin to the patient.
The nurse-led mobile clinic will provide high-quality, evidence-based health care to underserved communities.
Problems highlighted in report include outdated data-sharing systems, below-normal staffing and training for food inspectors.
