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Specialty certification and clinical flexibility
- Source :
- Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 32:43-48
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.
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Abstract
- The ability for PAs to easily move from one specialty to another without additional formal training is a unique feature of the profession that is valued by PAs and their employers. Specialty certification has been viewed as a threat to this flexibility, yet 73% of PAs are in specialty practice. How can the desire to preserve flexibility be balanced against the desire of specialized PAs to distinguish themselves in their chosen specialty? This article reviews the issue of specialty certification in the context of contemporary PA practice and concludes that although specialty certification remains a threat to the flexibility of the PA model, it may be appropriate in some situations. In particular, specialty certification may be appropriate as a means for promotion within healthcare systems so long as it is not used as a requirement for entry into specialty practice, credentialing, or third-party reimbursement. A portfolio model may give stakeholders an alternative way to assess the experience and competencies of PAs in specialty practice areas.
- Subjects :
- Flexibility (engineering)
Certification
business.industry
media_common.quotation_subject
010102 general mathematics
Specialty
Context (language use)
Public relations
Credentialing
01 natural sciences
Nurse Assisting
03 medical and health sciences
Physician Assistants
0302 clinical medicine
Promotion (rank)
Humans
Portfolio
030212 general & internal medicine
0101 mathematics
business
Delivery of Health Care
Reimbursement
Specialization
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Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15471896
- Volume :
- 32
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9502e900586a98d84f775662831d4fda