advanced practice
TagDo NP, PA Ordering Habits Lead to Higher Healthcare Costs?
A study found that primary care provider ordering habits may result in higher healthcare costs versus the habits of nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Kim’s Blog: Circling Around Difficulties in Obtaining Patient Care
Advocating for patients’ needs is crucial. Are you up to the task?
Outside the Clinic
There are many options for PAs beyond clinical work.
Nurse Licensing Laws Block Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Laws in more than half the states are likely to prevent NPs from using their licenses in rural areas that need it most.
Equipping PAs for Expanded Opportunities in Healthcare
Nearly three-quarters of PAs now say that their main area of practice is in a specialty other than primary care.
Dave’s Blog: Let’s Level the Playing Field
You can’t lead if the cards are stacked against you from the start. You can’t lead if the playing field is not level and ours has never been.
Need a Hospitalist? Call a Nurse Practitioner.
Even physicians learn to love a program that could provide a lifeline for hospitals struggling to find doctors.
Communication Is Key to the MD-PA Team
One MD discusses the core building blocks he has found to be essential to developing a productive MD-PA relationship.
Hospice or Palliative Care?
NPs can guide patients to optimize care and support at the end of life.
Lifehacks for PAs
Solving the PA work-life balance problem.