A Day for Physicians & A Time for Clarity
It’s Doctors’ Day. A time for appreciation. And for clarity! Too few patients actually have access to a physician. And confusion is growing about what makes a “doctor.”
Equal pay for ‘equal’ work: Inside the NP fight to be paid the same as physicians
Rebekah Bernard MD and Niran Al-Agba MD | [...]
Bloated healthcare prices will increase with industry in charge of cost reductions – Indy Star
PPP member, Dr. Mercy Hylton, is a pediatric emergency physician and writes an important Op-Ed in the Indy Star about healthcare price increases.
Virginia is One Signature Away from Allowing NPs to Practice Autonomously After Two Years’ Experience
Should Virginia NPs be allowed to practice without physician supervision after only two years of experience? Gov. Glenn Youngkin may decide as early as today.
Former PA and author of ‘Hospital Confidential’ discusses midlevel malpractice risk
Rebekah Bernard MD and Niran Al-Agba MD | [...]
Wisconsin is About to Systemically Dismantle Physician-Led Care
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has a bill on his desk awaiting signature that would dismantle physician-led care and put patients at risk. Learn more in our latest alert to Wisconsin Physicians.
Women physicians deserve their day
As women physicians and members of Physicians for Patient Protection, a grassroots patient advocacy group 12,500 physicians strong, we witness daily the extraordinary genius of women physicians.
Setting the record straight on nonphysician practice
PPP's Rebekah Bernard writes: "By squelching dialogue and debate, NP and PA leaders are doing a disservice to their professions, which... are due for a major overhaul to ensure patient safety."
Response to: “One Thing That Should Be on CMO’s Priority List,” Becker’s Healthcare, January 25, 2022
PPP's Rebekah Bernard responds to the article, saying: "If a fully trained physician... is considered inadequate to care for intensive care patients, how then can it be considered safe to allow NPs and PAs, with far less training, to fill that same role?"