Patient Engagement February 20, 2024
An AAPA-backed study found not statistically significant link between expanded PA scope of practice and patient safety issues, measured by malpractice suits.
A new study led by researchers affiliated with the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) showed that expanding physician assistant/associate (PA) scope of practice does not negatively impact patient safety, as measured by medical malpractice suits.
In fact, the study, published in the Journal of Medical Regulation, showed that expanded scope of practice was actually linked to a reduction in medical malpractice lawsuits for both PAs and physicians.
Scope of practice laws are usually set state-by-state, and they determine the relationship an advanced practice provider, like a PA, has with a physician. In some states, PAs practice somewhat...
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