Scope of Physician Procedures Independently Billed by Mid-Level Providers in the Office Setting
Author(s) -
Brett M. Coldiron,
Mondhipa Ratnarathorn
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.128
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 2168-6084
pISSN - 2168-6068
DOI - 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.1773
Subject(s) - medicine , scope of practice , scope (computer science) , specialty , current procedural terminology , family medicine , service provider , nursing , health care , nurse practitioners , medline , service (business) , medical emergency , business , marketing , computer science , political science , law , economics , programming language , economic growth
Mid-level providers (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) were originally envisioned to provide primary care services in underserved areas. This study details the current scope of independent procedural billing to Medicare of difficult, invasive, and surgical procedures by medical mid-level providers.
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