Physician Assistant

Editor’s note: For 2020, the Physician Assistants in Orthopaedic Surgery awarded four $5,000 scholarships to PA students with an interest in orthopedics.

Several studies have shown evidence among oncologists of burnout, characterized by severe emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a low sense of personal accomplishment resulting from ongoing or extreme workplace stress.

Incorporating a board-certified physician assistant, or PA-C, into an ophthalmology practice can be an alluring idea for a proficient practice. However, it is often met with uncertainty regarding the necessary steps for successful implementation. Historically, PAs have been an integral part of the health care team, both in a primary care setting and other specialties including orthopedics, emergency medicine, dermatology, neurology and ENT, to name a few. Yet, few have been integrated into ophthalmology. Let’s examine some data to help explain this.

President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order that directs HHS to take action to provide more insurance plan options under Medicare Advantage and to remove regulations that are burdensome to health care providers.

ORLANDO — Rheumatology nurses are necessary for helping to care for “the whole patient” with scleroderma, including its various manifestations and impacts on the patients’ social, mental, personal and physical health, according to Benjamin D. Korman, MD, of the University of Rochester.

The proportion of appointments scheduled with nurse practitioners, physician assistants and similar advanced practitioners increased by more than 5% during the early years of the Affordable Care Act, according to findings recently published in Annals of Family Medicine.