When nurse practitioner Payal Patel changed medical practices, patient Ni-Ima Lattimer went with her. The Hempstead woman said she’s more comfortable with her and other nurses than with physicians.

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 ...

Working alongside physicians, Bill Mahaffy has harvested arteries and treated patients in cardiac-care units, but he's not a physician; he's a physician assistant (PA), an occupation that is expected ...

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As a physician assistant and president of the Indiana Academy of PAs, I am proud to be celebrating the accomplishments and impacts physician assistants have made in providing high-quality health care ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The proportion of health care visits delivered by PAs and NPs in 1 year rose from 14% to 25.6%. The chances of ...

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 ...