Advisory Board April 23, 2024
A push to rebrand physician assistants (PAs) as “physician associates” gained traction earlier this month when Oregon became the first state to allow the title on medical licenses. Advisory Board’s Eliza Dailey explains what’s driving the push toward greater advanced practice provider (APP) autonomy and provides guidance on how organizations can more effectively deploy APPs.
Our take: Deploying APPs Autonomously
What’s driving the push to adopt the ‘physician associate’ title?
Rebranding PAs as “physician associates” has sparked a conversation around the evolving role APPs play in care delivery. While a change in title won’t affect APPs’ scope of practice, it does underscore the role that they increasingly play as autonomous providers on care teams.
For years, there has been a...
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