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Lisa P. Shock, MHS, PA-C President/CEO Utilization Solutions in Healthcare, Inc. CompHealth Consultan As I was thinking about this month’s blog, I came across several articles discussing the relationship of technology to patient care. There are many opinions discussing the impact of technology, and specifically the electronic health record (EHR) on patient relationships. It begs...

Physician Assistants (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are skilled medical professionals who play an integral part in health care delivery. The health care system is facing a shortage of primary care clinicians. Current definitions of primary care include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology. Currently, there is a shortage of primary care physicians and...

MYTH = All insurers and payors follow incident-to rules. MYTH = PAs and NPs cannot get paid 100% reimbursement for seeing a Medicare patient. MYTH = PAs and NPs cannot see new Medicare patients. MYTH = PAs and NPs must have the physician on site at all times to see any Medicare patient. MYTH =...

Tis the season for many things — giving thanks, prepping for the holiday rush, and physician assistant (PA) admissions. Once again, applications are flooding in for a coveted seat in the PA class. As I perform one of my favorite faculty duties, I often reflect on my own journey toward becoming a PA. When I...