It’s a strategy that may not have been borne out of the pandemic, but treating COVID-19 patients certainly accelerated the use of patient care assistants in hospitals. Patient care assistants — ...

How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.

The initial program can be completed in three weeks at no cost to the enrollees. The initial program can be completed in three weeks at no cost to the enrollees. The initial program can be completed ...

Because of workforce needs and demographic and chronic disease trends, nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are taking a larger role in the primary care of medically complex ...

The New York State Health Home program is designed for the neediest Medicaid patients and aims to reduce overall healthcare costs by decreasing inpatient costs (and utilization) by addressing social ...

The nurse practitioner will see you now. It’s not the phrase most people are accustomed to hearing, but it’s increasingly the case, with patients more likely than ever to see providers with advanced ...

The USF Health Institute for Voice and Hearing Innovation is the first in the nation to bring together multidisciplinary ...

Brianna Depaul is a patient care assistant (PCA) in the emergency department at Reading Hospital and will celebrate her fourth anniversary this month. She is studying healthcare management at ...

Erika Swanson Hayes is an anesthesiologist assistant with Anesthesia Associates, PLL, practicing at TriPoint and Lake West hospitals for the past four years. This is Hayes' first job since graduating ...