Health Imaging July 6, 2023
As the medical field continues to deal with physician shortages, nonphysician practitioners’ (NPPs) roles in healthcare are growing, and radiology is no exception to this trend.
It has long been known that NPPs increase utilization of radiology services, but new data indicate that they also are increasingly taking on more imaging interpretation responsibilities. A new paper in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology examines this trend and the drivers behind it.
“Understanding these trends is the first step toward assessing discrepancies in access and quality of radiological care from NPPs versus physicians,” corresponding author of the new paper Casey E. Pelzl, of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute in Reston, Virginia, and colleagues noted.
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