As physician shortages accelerate, healthcare institutions should expect to see a rise in the volume of requests for and from advanced practice...Read More »
The number of nonphysician practitioners applying for privileges at hospitals today is growing rapidly. In some places, the applications from...Read More »
Physical therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of patients recovering from injury or disease. Physical therapists (PT) provide these patients with services that restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities. Services include...
Start by finding a couple of physician champions and APPs who are regarded highly amongst their peer group and appear to be leaders, says Carol S...Read More »
Nurse practitioners in gastroenterology provide advanced assessment to GI patients and provide leadership in the coordination of interprofessional healthcare for integrated delivery of patient services in the GI patient care setting. Some nurse practitioners in gastroenterology may also initiate...
Physician assistants in cardiovascular medicine treat, and manage patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and identified as at risk for cardiac vascular events. They also administer cardiac interventional medications and tests such as cardiac stress tests, tilt table tests, and diagnostic...
This week's free resource is a sample core privileging form for physician assistants in pediatrics. Core privileging forms reflect industry best practices and expert research for a variety of physician, advanced practice, and allied health specialties and subspecialties.
Nurse practitioners in urology manage care for patients undergoing urological procedures to include the development of treatment plans, health counseling, and assisting in surgery. They serve as first assists in surgical procedures including nephrectomies, nephrostomies, radical prostatectomies...
Nurse practitioners in radiology treat conditions by various radiologic imaging modalities for patients. They also assist with invasive procedures, perform initial interpretations on scans and x-rays, and remove central venous catheters, arterial catheters, and chest tubes.
Physician assistants in emergency medicine have a number of responsibilities in the emergency department, including out-of-hospital patient care, patient triage, patient care in the emergency department, and administrative functions. Physician assistants in emergency medicine stabilize, manage,...
