"Many state lawmakers understood the benefits of temporarily relaxing these restrictions as COVID-19 strained the healthcare system," writes Sally Pipes. "Freeing up physician assistants and nurse ...

Scope of practice — who can practice what kind of medicine, in what settings and under what type of physician supervision, if any — is an issue that has preoccupied state legislatures and the courts ...

Starting in the 1970s, states began regulating nurse practitioner (NP) practice beyond the scope of registered nurse licensure. Decades later, legislation in some states continues to affect practice ...

“Allied health” is a label used to describe part of the health workforce generally distinct from physicians, dentists, nurses, or pharmacists. However, the field lacks a single definition, and many ...

More than 400,000 registered nurses could be eligible to prescribe Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines if they complete ...

The authors compare advanced practice providers’ education, training, scope of practice, and quality of care with that of physicians. A framework is essential to promote team-based primary care. Nurse ...

America is getting old. In 1960 36% of America’s population was under 18 while only 9% was 65 or older. By 2010 only 24% of the population was under 18 while 13% was 65 or older. Over this 50-year ...

State medical societies are preparing for an active and wide-ranging policy agenda this year, with scope of practice, Medicaid policy, workforce shortages and health technology oversight emerging as ...

Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice." This ...

An up-to-date focus on the scope of practice of one group of dental care professionals (DCPs), as described by the General Dental Council (GDC). ‘Scope of practice’ means what you are trained and ...