Becker's Healthcare September 26, 2024
In recent years, debates over scopes of practice and titles have intensified among associations representing physicians, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals.
For three decades, the American Medical Association has advocated against what it calls “scope creep,” or efforts to broaden the scopes of practice for advanced practice providers, pharmacists, psychologists and other nonphysicians. In recent years, national associations for these healthcare roles have fired back.
The debates over scope of practice and professional titles are highly complex, featuring various arguments on both sides. Here is a brief synopsis of the main arguments, which is not meant to be comprehensive.
Three things to know:
1. The case for broader scopes of practice
Advocates for expanding scopes often cite...
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