News & Updates: Physician Assistants (21)
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Report: NM Facing Medical Access Difficulties
May 15, 2013 -- A report released by the Legislative Finance Committee said New Mexico residents could encounter growing problems of access to medical care due to the potential need of 2,000 physicians, 3,000 registered nurses and as many as 800 dentists.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Health Reform, New Mexico, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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2014 Predicted to Mark Faster Decline in Primary Care Access
May 6, 2013 -- The stress that 30 million additional insured people will place on the health care system under the coverage expansions that will start in 2014 requires funneling more resources into primary health care training, witnesses told a Senate panel on April 23.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Midlevel Health Jobs Shrink
April 25, 2013 -- The health-care sector, one of the last redoubts of stable and well-paying jobs for less-educated workers, is beginning to look less secure.
Source: Wall Street Journal
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Education and Training, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Registered Nurses
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Rural Oregon County Sees More Physician Assistants
April 24, 2013 -- The number of physician assistants has more than doubled in Malheur County over the past five years, helping to fill a gap in medical care for a rural county at the edge of Eastern Oregon that has trouble attracting doctors.
Source: NorthJersey.com
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Tagged keywords: Oregon, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Rural, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Dr. Donna Shalala Addresses the Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
April 23, 2013 -- Dr. Shalala, former secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, provided her reflections on the removal of barriers to practice and care and the future of health care delivery at the American College of Health Care Executives Annual Congress.
Source: Center to Champion Nursing in America
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Nurse Practitioners Often do Primary Care on their Own
April 23, 2013 -- Author makes a case for expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Source: New Haven Register
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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MedPAC Examines Nurse Practitioner Pay
April 22, 2013 -- The debate about the increasing role of nurse practitioners was taken up by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) early in April, when the commission addressed issues of reimbursement for NPs and other non-physician practitioners.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Getting Ready for Expanded Coverage: State Efforts to Understand Health Care Workforce Needs
April 18, 2013 -- There is insufficient data available to make conclusive findings on provider-scarcity states may face in the years to come, but some states are moving forward with solutions to both the data puzzle and the workforce shortage.
Source: StateReforum
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Montana, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand, Vermont
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President’s FY 2014 Budget Requests NIH Boost, Repeats Proposed Health Professions Cuts
April 12, 2013 -- The president’s 2014 budget proposes $211.8 million for HRSAs Title VII health professions programs. It recommends eliminating funding for some programs, but increases for the physician assistant training programs and workforce information and analysis.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Behavioral Health, Geriatrics, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Physician Assistant Bill Clears First Hurdle
April 9, 2013 -- The California Senate Committee on Business and Professions approved SB 352 by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), a bill designed to allow physician assistants and other providers to oversee work by medical assistants.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Medical Assistants, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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MedPAC Debates Better Pay for APRNs, PAs
April 5, 2013 -- Some members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) suggested Medicare take stronger steps to recognize and reward the work of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Source: MedPage Today
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Walgreens Becomes 1st Retail Chain to Diagnose, Treat Chronic Conditions
April 4, 2013 -- Walgreens officials say they will have nurse practitioners and physician assistants at more than 300 Clinics in 18 states to do tests and make diagnoses – and also write prescriptions, refer patients for additional tests and help manage their conditions
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Doctor Shortage Leads to Greater Use of PAs and NPs as Temps
April 1, 2013 -- Hospitals and health systems are increasingly turning to temporary physician assistants and nurse practitioners during staffing shortages, according to a new survey.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Supply and Demand
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Grants Bring Needed Doctors to Rural South Carolina
March 31, 2013 -- A state grant program, run by the Medical University of South Carolina, has $500,000 this year to lure physicians, nurses and physician assistants to rural areas.
Source: Post and Courier
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, South Carolina
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2013 NHSC Loan Repayment Application Resources - Webinar and Conference Call
March 27, 2013 -- If you’re planning to submit an application for the 2013 National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, check out these new resources to assist you with the application. Conference call on March 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m. EST, and 30 minute webinar.
Source: National Health Service Corp
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Social Workers
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Healthcare Providers Increase Use of Temporary Physicians, NPs and PAs
March 27, 2013 -- As the physician shortage continues to grow and changes wrought by health reform begin to take shape, more healthcare providers are moving beyond the use of locum tenens physicians to also using nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Training Veterans to be Physician Assistants
March 26, 2013 -- A new program at the University of North Carolina is seeking to help returning military veterans by creating a physician assistant master’s degree program that will build on the training and experience of Army Special Forces medical sergeants.
Source: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, National, North Carolina, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Rural, Workforce Reentry and Retraining
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NHSC Scholarship Application Conference Call on 3/27
March 22, 2013 -- The National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program will hold a conference call on March 27, to give an overview of the program, highlight the key points to remember during the application process and offer participants an opportunity to ask questions.
Source: National Health Service Corp
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Social Workers
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2013 National Health Service Corp Scholarship Program Application Cycle Now Open
March 21, 2013 -- Effective March 21, 2013, the 2013 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program application cycle is now open. The application cycle will remain open through May 14, 2013.
Source: National Health Service Corp
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations
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Amid Doctor Shortage, Hospitals Turn to Dwindling Supply of Nurses, Physician Assistants
March 21, 2013 -- With hospitals and clinics scrambling to find enough primary care doctors ahead of the Affordable Care Act, a new report shows they are increasingly turning to the already short supply of physicians’ assistants and nurse practitioners.
Source: Forbes
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Reform, Hospitals, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Physician Assistant Program to Partner With Essentia Health
March 21, 2013 -- In its effort to alleviate the shortage of primary-care physicians in Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has announced expansion of the physician-assistant training program to include Essentia Health.
Source: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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