California's physician assistants: how scope of practice laws impact care

California's physician assistants: how scope of practice laws impact care

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Author(s):
Bates, Timothy Mason, author
Spetz, Joanne, author
Wert, Timothy, author
Contributor(s):
California HealthCare Foundation, issuing body.
University of California, San Francisco. Healthforce Center, issuing body.
Publication:
[Oakland, Calif.] : California Health Care Foundation, September 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Physician Assistants -- statistics & numerical data
Medical Staff Privileges
Quality of Health Care
California
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Numerous studies find that physician assistants (PAs) provide high-quality care and are more likely to practice in rural regions and with underserved populations. California's restrictions on physician assistant practice create a barrier to growth of team-based care and to improvements in the efficiency of health care services. This paper describes the regulations that govern the scope of practice for PAs in California and in other states, and summarizes recent research on how these laws impact care.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (12 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101744551 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101744551