Proponents of independent non-physician practice make a dangerous assumption

<p>"Most Americans have remained dangerously unaware of this revolution in health care. Being treated by a non-physician is not on the radar of the average patient, most of whom assume that anyone in a white coat is a physician. If patients do wonder about being treated by a non-physician, they are reassured that their nurse practitioner or physician assistant is “just as good” as a doctor, an idea reinforced by multi-million-dollar direct-to-patient advertising campaigns. But is care by nurse practitioners and physician assistants really as good as that of physicians?"</p> <p><a href="https://www.rebekahbernard.com/biography" target= "_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rebekah Bernard</a> is a family physician. She is the co-author of <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1627343164/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=kevcom-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1627343164&linkId=e5afe0b63be5cfbda3d5833435234ba3" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patients at Risk: The Rise of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant in Healthcare</a>. (<a href= "https://amzn.to/2UIhL9H">https://amzn.to/2UIhL9H</a>)</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses the article that she co-authored, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/11/proponents-of-independent-non-physician-practice-make-a-dangerous-assumption.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Proponents of independent non-physician practice make a dangerous assumption</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/11/proponents-of-independent-non-physician-practice-make-a-dangerous-assumption.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/11/proponents-of-independent-non-physician-practice-make-a-dangerous-assumption.html</a>)</p> <p><em>This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Elsevier Health</a> (https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/). Looking to update your personal or professional medical library? Shop Elsevier Health’s Holiday Sale and save up to 35% on your purchas