The past year has brought a lot of changes for medical assistants. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have expanded their duties to include things such as nasopharyngeal swabbing, COVID-19 vaccinations, and telehealth functions. They also have shifted to different healthcare settings. Two...
The National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) recently issued a position statement in support of efforts to extend licensed independent practitioner reappointment cycles from two...
As seen in countless ways over nearly the past two years, how healthcare is delivered has changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus spread throughout the U.S., the healthcare sector faced unique challenges to support their practitioners and keep patients safe. Although the pandemic...
One of the more critical issues impacting healthcare providers today is physician suicides, as discussed by University of Iowa professors Diane S. Rohlman, PhD, of the department of Occupational & Environmental Health, and Gerard Clancy, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry and emergency...
