Physician Assistants: Recognized, Valued in Healthcare Reform
The ACA is the most visible acceptance and recognition of physician assistants as a full member of the healthcare team, reflecting years of work.
Veterans as Physician Assistants a Win-win for Everyone
Employing veterans to help rectify the domestic primary-care provider shortage is a win-win, but more needs to be done.
CPOE: How Much Medicine Is in Health IT?
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.
Dealing with the Stress of Jobs in Healthcare
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.
A Mentor in Medicine Can Shape a Career
Remembering my own mentor reminds me how powerful these people can be for young healthcare professionals.
Embrace, Don't Exclude, Physician Assistants as Team Members
My experience as a leader at our hospital is just one example of using physician assistants as a valuable member of the healthcare team.
AMA's Social Media Guidelines Reflect Common Sense for Clinicians
Want to have a presence in social media as a clinician? Follow the AMA's guidelines, which reflect common sense.
EHR Use from the Physician Assistant Perspective
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.
Attitudes on Mortality Change as Healthcare Career Evolves
An injury to a dear friend is a cause for some reflection on a career caring for others.
Many Roles for PAs in an ACO Healthcare Model
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.
Shortages of Primary-Care Providers Will Affect Aging Americans
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.
Awareness of Health Equity the First Step to Achieving It
Self-awareness of bias helps to reduce its effect on the medical decisions we make every day.
Understanding Physician Assistant Reimbursement
Appropriate and fair reimbursement for the work physician assistants do in medicine is a priority.
Healthcare Providers Play Crucial Role in Helping Victims of Abuse
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.
Physician Assistant Education: Trends for the Future
While the demographics of the physician assistant student population are changing, the quality of the graduate PA remains solid.
Physician Assistants Play Key Role in Access to Healthcare
By emphasizing a team-oriented approach to healthcare and using PAs, we increase access to care for our patients.
Putting Patients before Personal Beliefs a Good Lesson to Remember
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.
Resident Work Restrictions Create Void Physician Assistants Can Fill
With residents working less, the void in patient care can be ably filled by physician assistants in various healthcare settings.
CPOE: A Small Acronym, but a Big Issue for Physicians and Others
Being a provider “champion” for CPOE at our hospital comes with a mix of excitement and trepidation.
Military Veterans an Ideal Population to Boost Healthcare Corps
With a projected shortage of healthcare professionals, the cavalry may be found in returning members of the U.S. military.
Quality Healthcare, Error Prevention Make for the Best Outcomes
Quality care and error prevention are the very most important things that we do day-to-day.