deltawave Posted August 8, 2019 Share Posted August 8, 2019 24 minutes ago, LT_Oneal_PAC said: FM physicians shouldn’t be allowed to introduce themselves as doctor in the ED setting. It might confuse patients and believe they are being seen by a BC EM physician. That one is going to leave a mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narcan Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 On 8/7/2019 at 11:51 AM, TexasPA28 said: I don't agree with this. New Mexico is a complete 100% independent state for NPs, they can literally do anything an MD can do except for brain surgery. No cosignatures, no chart review, complete 100% autonomy. NPs can own their clinics with no MD oversight whatsoever. Yet I see recruiting all the time for MDs. So I don't think the MDs really have anything to worry about in terms of NPs or PAs. One thing about this I haven't understood is how are there no restrictions on other areas of practice? I'm an NP, so I can just start practicing cardiology independently? Can I do surgery and critical care? I get the argument for primary care, but any specialty should have some barriers in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiovolffemtp Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 There are barriers: it's called credentialing. It's performed by hospitals and payers. That's why it's a fallacious argument to say that "independence" will lead to a PA or NP doing something they're grossly unqualified for. It's the same thing that keeps physicians from performing things they're not qualified for. No hospital will credential a surgeon to do a procedure they're not trained for, much less credentialing any medicine specialist to do a procedure they're not trained for. Neither will insurance co's or other payers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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