Stephen H. Hanson, PA-C

The ACA is the most visible acceptance and recognition of physician assistants as a full member of the healthcare team, reflecting years of work.

Employing veterans to help rectify the domestic primary-care provider shortage is a win-win, but more needs to be done.

Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) is a two-edged sword: helping to prevent some errors in patient care, but also introducing potential for new errors.

In medicine, when the stress is high, we tend to shut ourselves off from patients, colleagues, and others. Instead, we should just take a break.

Remembering my own mentor reminds me how powerful these people can be for young healthcare professionals.

My experience as a leader at our hospital is just one example of using physician assistants as a valuable member of the healthcare team.

Want to have a presence in social media as a clinician? Follow the AMA's guidelines, which reflect common sense.

The promise of the EHR is to do the administrative work of recordkeeping in a medical practice better, and easier, than paper records. So far, our EHR is meeting that promise.

An injury to a dear friend is a cause for some reflection on a career caring for others.

Many PAs do very well in this ACO care delivery model because of their unique relationship with physicians, staff, and patients and coordination of care responsibilities.

My father’s last ski run got me thinking: The unprecedented growth of the oldest Americans is putting significant demands on our society and healthcare systems, including primary-care providers.

Self-awareness of bias helps to reduce its effect on the medical decisions we make every day.

Appropriate and fair reimbursement for the work physician assistants do in medicine is a priority.

I would urge each and every one of you to be familiar with the warning signs of abuse, and the resources available to you all as healthcare providers.

While the demographics of the physician assistant student population are changing, the quality of the graduate PA remains solid.

By emphasizing a team-oriented approach to healthcare and using PAs, we increase access to care for our patients.

The end of the year always prods me to take stock of my life, think about my experiences, and try to apply what I have learned as a clinician and a human being.

With residents working less, the void in patient care can be ably filled by physician assistants in various healthcare settings.

Being a provider “champion” for CPOE at our hospital comes with a mix of excitement and trepidation.

With a projected shortage of healthcare professionals, the cavalry may be found in returning members of the U.S. military.

Quality care and error prevention are the very most important things that we do day-to-day.