HealthLeaders Media January 5, 2024
Nonphysician healthcare providers such as nurse practitioners should not be allowed to practice medicine independently, they say.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Physicians should have sufficient time and financial resources to lead a healthcare team.
– Team-based care including physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, clinical pharmacists, and medical assistants is needed to help address physician shortages.
– Healthcare delivery and payment should be redesigned to promote physician-led, team-based care models such as the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
In a new position paper, the American College of Physicians (ACP) stresses the importance of physician-led care teams and makes several recommendations on team-based care.
Team-based care models have been linked to good patient health outcomes and better healthcare-professional collaboration. While physician associations such...
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