Becker's Healthcare November 20, 2024
Health systems are turning to advanced practice provider care to increase capacity and patient access.
Projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that nurse practitioners are the fastest-growing occupation in the country, with employment in the profession expected to grow 46% by 2031. Physician assistant employment is also slated to increase nearly 30% in the same time period, placing it among the nation’s 20 fastest-growing occupations.
Simultaneously, a physician shortage has already hit the nation and is expected to grow worse as physicians retire. About 36,000 nurse practitioners entered the healthcare workforce in 2020, alongside nearly 10,000 physician assistants and 2,600 certified registered nurse anesthesiologists. Together, they made up more than 60% of providers entering the workforce. Only...
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