NPs, PAs or physicians: A question of quality
PPP member, Dr. Christopher Garofalo, provides in-depth expertise in a story on PhysiciansPractice.com discussing how quality of care can differ between NPs, PAs, and physicians.
The training debate
Dr. Christopher Garofalo is included in an article on Medical Economics that addresses the debate on whether or not NPs have received qualified training to practice independently.
Nurses in N.C. can now be held liable for patient harm
North Carolina Supreme Court overturns a 93-year-old precedent that prevented nurses from being held liable for medical harm.
Training matters: small town ER doc makes limb-saving diagnosis missed by urgent care NP
Physicians train for at least 15,000 hours before we are permitted to practice independently, and one of the reasons is that it takes a long time and a lot of patient volume to be exposed to the many different presentations of disease processes to learn how to recognize true emergencies that need immediate interventions.
North Carolina PPP Member says legislators have been misled about the effectiveness of APRNs
North Carolina PPP member and founder of Take Medicine Back, Dr. Mitchell Li, is quoted in a story on how state legislators have been misled about the effectiveness of advanced practice nurses.
California Governor Newsom Vetos Bill that Would Have Allowed Non-physicians to Perform Eye Surgery
Gov. Newsom vetoes optometric surgery bill, AB2236.
Are PAs and NPs replacing primary care physicians?
PPP member, Dr. Christopher Garofalo is quoted by Physicians Practice in a story on how nurse practitioners and physician assistants keep taking on more primary care responsibilities.
Increasing Access to Care with a Physician Led Team
It is not clear how laws expanding full practice authority lead to increased NPs in rural areas. Access to care is not a metric. It is an ideal
Why stopping scope creep is about protecting patients
PPP's Dr. Rebekah Bernard was featured on an episode of the AMA's COVID-19 Update during which she discussed the importance of physician-led care.
Will an NP/PA perform your next colonoscopy? Part 2
Today we are going to explore the phenomenon of NPs and PAs performing colonoscopies