The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Urology - 30/03/21
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The nation’s undersupply of urology services disproportionately affects Medicare beneficiaries compared to the general population. Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), most commonly nurse practitioners and physician assistants may be a vehicle to meet this need. The increased use of APPs in urology is hampered by physician discomfort with delegating responsibility to APPs. This discomfort may be compounded by complexities with billing issues and interstate variation in scope of practice regulations. To expand access to urological services while simultaneously ensuring service quality, it is imperative that urologists engage with APPs individually and as a specialty.
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Vol 48 - N° 2
P. 203-213 - mai 2021 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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