Meeting
Abstract Number: 169
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Role of physician assistants (PA) is well established in United States healthcare system. Hospitalist teams are utilizing PA services in various roles and in many different capacities. Demand of hospitalists is constantly increasing and there are not enough hospitalists to meet the demand. In academic medical centers resident’s duty hour restrictions and regulations have […]
Abstract Number: 349
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Physician Assistants (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) play a growing role within hospital medicine groups. We studied physician perceptions of NPs and PAs in Hospital Medicine and identified factors that impact these perceptions. Methods: Data was collected through a mixed methodology survey with both open and closed-ended questions on a 6 point Likert scale. […]