Geographic Distribution of Nonphysician Clinicians Who Independently Billed Medicare for Common Dermatologic Services in 2014
Author(s) -
Adewole S. Adamson,
Elizabeth A. Suarez,
Philip McDaniel,
Paul Leiphart,
Alana Zeitany,
Joslyn S. Kirby
Publication year - 2017
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.2017.5039
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , payment , medicare part b , cohort , skin cancer , census , retrospective cohort study , population , cancer , environmental health , pathology , world wide web , computer science
Nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are nonphysician clinicians (NPCs) who can deliver dermatology services. Many of these services are provided independently. Little is known about the types of services provided or where NPCs provide independent care.
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