While at the recent California Dental Association (CDA) meeting in Anaheim, CA, I spoke with two CDA representatives to discuss the dental assistant's scope of practice and why it's important for both ...

Clinician-assisted interventions are better for weight loss Practice autonomy increases with physician assistants' experience level and correlates with subspecialty. SAN FRANCISCO — The more years in ...

I recently wrote an article about the three skills that I believe every dental assistant should have. Of course, those aren't the only skills that a quality dental assistant should possess. As I ...

There is another legal issue that practices should address when employing medical assistants: who can supervise a medical assistant? In some states, registered nurses can supervise and give orders to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Running an efficient orthopedic practice that is both effective and profitable has become challenging in the ...

Megan Zawacki started working at St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Montana, in 2020 as a physician assistant trained in treating addiction. She had gone through specialized training that allowed her to ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. The state’s nearly 1,340 physician ...

In this issue of Journal of Oncology Practice, Towle et al 1 present the findings of a study exploring collaborative practice models between oncologists and nonphysician practitioners (NPPs). The ...

Patient perspective of PAs and NPs initiating opiate replacement therapy The bill is opposed by doctors who say it would let PAs practice independently outside the scope of their training. Kaiser ...

Of course, a list on a Web site is not law, but, in general, this list accurately describes the law in several states. Let's look at California law, which specifically addresses the scope of practice ...