Median annual physician assistant compensation was $105,000 in 2018, representing a 2.9 percent boost compared to the previous year, a new American Academy of PAs (AAPA) survey found.
Meanwhile, the...
Primary care practices that employ more physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other non-physician providers have greater healthcare revenue and productivity, the Medical Group Management...
Loosening scope of practice laws for advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants and shifting spending away from physicians can boost provider productivity, driving down costs, the...
For hospitals facing a physician shortage, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and health lay workers may be the key to providing high-quality care at lower costs, according to recent...
The median annual physician assistant salary increased by 5.2 percent in 2016, reaching a median of about $102,000, revealed the most recent American Academy of PAs (AAPA) Salary Report.
The survey of...
Increasing the number of non-physician providers and support staff, such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners, is key to healthcare revenue cycle performance, a recent MGMA survey...
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants did not contribute to higher healthcare costs by ordering more ancillary or expensive services compared to primary care providers, a recent American Journal...
Physician assistants are key players on hospital care teams, but leveraging staffing levels and care delivery capabilities may improve hospital revenue cycle.
Many hospital leaders and physicians face...
As nurse practitioner and physician assistant salary rates continue to rise, a recent PracticeMatch survey found that more advanced practitioners are also increasingly enjoying their jobs.
The survey...
Adding more physician assistants to hospitalist care teams can lower healthcare costs while maintaining quality of care, a new study in the Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management contended.
Researchers...
Physician assistants saw a 3.4 percent increase in median provider compensation between 2014 and 2015, according to a report from the American Academy of PAs (AAPA).
Comprising feedback from...
Moving from fee-for-service to value-based care is a significant change for healthcare organizations and providers. However, this is common practice for physician assistants (PAs), according to an...
