Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Policy Forum Sep 2016 Overcoming Historical Separation between Oral and General Health Care: Interprofessional Collaboration for Promoting Health Equity Lisa Simon, DMD Health equity requires physician-dentist collaboration. What are next steps for integrating oral and general health care? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):941-949. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor1-1609. Policy Forum May 2012 Physician Assistants and Their Role in Primary Care James F. Cawley, MPH, PA-C The author argues that long-term trends point to a future for physician assistants and nurse practitioners as the principal front-line deliverers of primary care, with physicians focusing on managerial duties and specialty care. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(5):411-414. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.5.pfor2-1205. Policy Forum Jan 2010 The Primary Care Shortage, Nurse Practitioners, and the Patient-Centered Medical Home Randy Wexler, MD, MPH The patient-centered medical home can help address the primary care physician shortage with help from nurse practitioners. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(1):36-40. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.1.pfor1-1001. Case and Commentary Dec 2008 Laborist Staffing Requires Careful Attention Louise P. King, MD, JD and George D. Wendel Jr., MD Laborists have ethical obligations to their patients and professional obligations to their patients’ obstetricians. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(12):792-796. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.12.ccas3-0812.
Policy Forum Sep 2016 Overcoming Historical Separation between Oral and General Health Care: Interprofessional Collaboration for Promoting Health Equity Lisa Simon, DMD Health equity requires physician-dentist collaboration. What are next steps for integrating oral and general health care? AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):941-949. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.pfor1-1609.
Policy Forum May 2012 Physician Assistants and Their Role in Primary Care James F. Cawley, MPH, PA-C The author argues that long-term trends point to a future for physician assistants and nurse practitioners as the principal front-line deliverers of primary care, with physicians focusing on managerial duties and specialty care. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(5):411-414. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.5.pfor2-1205.
Policy Forum Jan 2010 The Primary Care Shortage, Nurse Practitioners, and the Patient-Centered Medical Home Randy Wexler, MD, MPH The patient-centered medical home can help address the primary care physician shortage with help from nurse practitioners. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(1):36-40. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.1.pfor1-1001.
Case and Commentary Dec 2008 Laborist Staffing Requires Careful Attention Louise P. King, MD, JD and George D. Wendel Jr., MD Laborists have ethical obligations to their patients and professional obligations to their patients’ obstetricians. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(12):792-796. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.12.ccas3-0812.