A Massachusetts District Court (the “Court”) denied the motion to dismiss put forth by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, and Partners Healthcare System (collectively, “Defendants”). Defendants based the motion on the plaintiff’s failure to state...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 8
A growing body of research shows a diverse medical workforce benefits patient care and the learning environment for physician trainees, says Lahia Yemane, MD, associate program director for the pediatrics program at Stanford Medicine in Palo Alto, California. Medical staff leadership must keep...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 8
As more and more healthcare organizations turn to APPs to fill gaps in patient care, MSSDs must integrate credentialing and privileging these practitioners into their current processes.
In 2018, at the annual conference of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), the House of Delegates voted in favor of investigating a potential title change for physician assistants (PA). The vote indicated only that alternatives would be explored, not that the PA...
This year will feature several significant trends and developments for physician assistants (PA), says Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD, PA-C, president and CEO of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
By 2025, it is predicted that there will be a shortage of between 124,000 and 160,000 full-time physicians, according to data presented at the National Cancer Policy Forum. Given the inevitable shortage, we are now seeing an increase in the number of allied health professionals (AHP) as the need...