North Carolina A.G. Office Responds to Joint Letter on CPOM
We received a response to our joint letter to the Attorney General of North Carolina about the HCA hospital system and the corporate practice of medicine.
PPP Joins the Call for North Carolina Investigation into the Corporate Practice of Medicine
The corporate practice of medicine is illegal in North Carolina and most other states. We’ve signed a joint letter to the N.C. Attorney General requesting an investigation.
Featured by the AMA: Physician authors explore what rise of NPs, PAs means for patients
PPP President, Dr. Bernard, is featured by the AMA in a story about scope of practice creep.
Please Stop Saying ‘Provider’!
PPP Member, Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD FACP, writes that "substitute words only serve to confuse the public and take away transparency by implying all training and experience is equivalent, which is simply untrue."
Point of View: Let NPs/PAs practice independently – but hold them to the physician standard of care
Attorney and emergency medicine physician William P. Sullivan believes that [...]
Naturopaths in Arizona Are Allowed to Perform Invasive Cosmetic Surgeries
PPP member, Dr. Brian Wilhelmi, interviews with PBS in Arizona (KAET-TV) on the risks patients face when seeking invasive cosmetic surgeries from naturopaths in Arizona.
Nursing research leaders: NPs should not work alone in the ER
In Jan 2022, the Journal of Nursing Regulation [...]
Dangers of Unlicensed Doctors Performing Cosmetic Surgery
Dr. Carmen Kavali and PPP were featured in a News Channel 8 WFLA segment about protecting patients from unlicensed practice of cosmetic surgery.
Headlines like ‘My doctor made me cry’ an example of victim-blaming
Dr. Bernard is published in Naples Magazine on how doctors are upset about a system that has forced physicians to become assembly-line ‘providers’.
It’s July 1: Time for New Resident Physicians to Make Their Mark
This July 1, we celebrate all the new resident physicians who are beginning their careers in medicine. It’s a critical moment for you, and for the future of our profession.