Stephen H. Hanson, PA-C

Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are a vital part in solving the opioid epidemic and will soon have new authority to do so.

Medicine is now a team sport which has many moving parts and requires a highly specialized staff. PAs are not the enemy. We are the solution.

Despite the progress the healthcare industry has had in adopting EHRs, the interoperability of these systems needs to be better.

After taking a trip to the highlands of Guatemala, this provider is looking at non-communicable diseases in a new, scarier light.

One provider shares his experiences in delivering care in a third-world country and the tough realities of life in these areas.

Here's why you should ignore "Incident to" Billing for PA services, which require a significant amount of additional work without a fair return in revenue.

Various tools within the EHR can be important in speeding up the process of documenting the patients' care, but providers must be careful about the potential hazards of this added convenience.

A guide to helping physicians better understand the process of Medicare-based reimbursement for PAs. What do you have to know?

While there isn't a lot of data available on the EHR, recent studies show the promise of the technology in cost savings, diagnosis, and patient safety.

Providers are dropping the ball when it comes to what patients want out of mobile health platforms. Here's what they should know about its potential.

Confused over how PAs get reimbursed in the healthcare system? Here are a few guidelines to help you out.

Recently, I downloaded my EHR iPhone app. While the app can provide a level of convenience, it isn’t ready for prime time.

Improving EHR documentation will be an essential way to combat the recent trend of upcoding that has gotten the attention of the federal government.

As the PA profession gets younger, the adoption of EHRs has become easier at practices which employ them. This has helped increase adoption rates.

Good customer service means a lot in healthcare and one hospital recently showed the power and importance of the “human moment” in healthcare.

The NCCPA recently proposed more CAQs for PAs in specialty areas of medicine and may make them mandatory. This is a bad idea, says one provider.

In the era of team-based healthcare, it’s important for PAs to be used to the fullest of their capabilities. Here are six elements to make that happen.

As healthcare continues its transition to the digital world, patient is a virtue and flexibility is vital when it comes to leveraging the EHR.

Are EHRs becoming more end-user friendly? This provider has seen recent proof that this might actually be happening.

With ICD-10 rapidly approaching, our resident PA, Stephen Hanson looks at the importance of EHR usability in the transition.

While there are more tools than ever within the EHR, many providers are still not using them to their fullest. There are multiple reasons why.

Technology tools, like Apple’s ResearchKit, present exciting opportunities for healthcare, but they must be regulated to protect personal health data.

In a changing healthcare environment, it’s important for physicians, PAs, and everyone else in the care team to get on the same page.

I don't want to stop doing surgery until I'm physically unable to perform safely; however, there are a lot things that I want to do outside of medicine.

The ACA has increased the demand for providers at all levels, and that demand will only continue to grow as more patients enter the healthcare system.

I can say I've had a rewarding 40-year career in medicine, in a number of roles. But I wonder how will I fill my time in retirement?

EHRs can pose a liability for providers: If used incorrectly or not double checked for accuracy, providers can be at risk for a malpractice lawsuit.

PAs are overwhelmingly employed in clinical positions, yet there is also a great need for administrators with a PA-C credential.

PAs have always taken a team approach to medicine. That focus is applicable to policy issues as well as clinical ones.

Some physicians are opposed to giving full prescribing authority to PAs. Here's why they are wrong.