Becker's Healthcare May 1, 2018
The number of physician specialty practices employing nurse practitioners and physician assistants rose 22 percent from 2008 to 2016, according to a study published April 30 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
For the study, researchers examined SK&A outpatient provider files to assess the employment trends of NPs and PAs in physician specialty practices.
The study found approximately 28 percent of physician specialty practices employed NPs and PAs in 2016, compared to 23 percent in 2008. Nearly half of multispecialty practices (49 percent) employed such workers in 2016, while 21 percent of surgical specialties did the same. Among specialty practices,...
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