The bottom line, said Gilbert, is that, “You as a group of physicians need to choose: What are your priorities?” It may be that hiring an APP is one of them.
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November 2017Dr. Pullen is a freelance medical writer based in Illinois.
Take-Home Points
- APPs can become certified in a specialty area.
- As demand for physicians exceeds supply, APPs can help fill the gap.
- APPs can prescribe, perform routine procedures, and, with training, perform more advanced procedures.
What can Apps do?
- See new patients.
- Recheck patients.
- Order appropriate workups.
- Perform procedures.
- Run clinics.
- Perform preoperative history and physicals.
- Perform postoperative visits.
- Take a first call.
- Serve as a first assist in surgical procedures.
- Participate in MACRA–Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or Advanced Alternative Payment Models (AAPM).