Elected nonphysician coroners reported 11% fewer female suicides and 6% fewer male suicides than medical examiners who are always appointed and tend to be MDs. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Elected physician coroners reported even fewer suicides than elected nonphysician coroners. ❋ Unknown (2011)
One approach has been to "task shift" -- train and deploy more nonphysician clinicians to take on a broader range of health services, including some emergency obstetric care. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Included in the remaining 18% are medical supplies and "nonphysician medical providers." ❋ Unknown (2009)
In most states, it is illegal to administer acupuncture without a license, and states have regulations that govern education and licensing of acupuncturists—both physician and nonphysician. ❋ Woodson Merrell (2008)
I doubt that many young internists in training will aspire to this role, especially because its many components can be done better and more efficiently by nonphysician personnel. posted by james gaulte @ 7:36 AM ❋ James Gaulte (2007)
The amount of training required for physician acupuncturists and, in some states, chiropractor acupuncturists may be only two to three hundred hours; a typical education standard for a nonphysician acupuncturist is two to three thousand hours.9 However, one advantage to a physician acupuncturist is that insurance may be more likely to pay for visits. ❋ The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (2005)
The office had to be closed because I as a nonphysician was not allowed to have an office. ❋ Unknown (2004)
In conference action, a rider was added that would amend the recently-enacted Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act to expand the prohibition of discrimination against individuals who refuse to "prescribe" contraceptives to individuals who "otherwise provide for" contraceptives (all nonphysician providers) in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. ❋ Clinton, Bill, 1946- (1999)
The nonphysician board members were mostly people who owned their own businesses. ❋ Cuthbert, Margaret (1998)
But today there are also nurses, physician assistants and other nonphysician health-care providers who are performing these treatments, and there is concern they could prescribe inappropriate or, at worst, risky medications and treatments. ❋ Unknown (2011)
As health-care policy leaders explore the newly reformed health-care system's ability to meet growing patient needs in the U.S., it is important that they recognize the value that PAs and other nonphysician providers bring to team-based care. ❋ Unknown (2010)
On the contrary, PAs are the only nonphysician providers trained in the medical model. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Rubenfire concluded that "a much more logical approach to reduce cardiac events and healthcare costs would be for the healthcare system to provide risk-screening centers run by low cost nonphysician health providers located throughout the communities that can prescribe very low cost and safe treatments for known risk factors and refer patients to physicians as necessary." ❋ Unknown (2010)
For a particular market area, each of these three cost components is adjusted by a geographic practice cost index that accounts for variations across market areas in the cost of living, the prices of nonphysician practice resources and malpractice premiums. ❋ By UWE E. REINHARDT (2010)
Miami Valley Hospital South will begin handling some nonphysician health-care services for patients remotely via robot. ❋ Unknown (2010)
