I find that nurses and physician's assistants are being used more and more for doctor's visits. I have to sometimes actually specify that I want to see a doctor - when I call about seeing a doctor! And my wait can then triple or worse.
Physician's assistants do pap tests, breast exams, and can make a diagnosis (within reason, say flu or a chest infection or UTI) and they can write prescriptions as long as a doctor oversees it.
I wonder why? Managed care? Too many patients? Overworked? Greedy? It sometimes seems the patient is the last to know...
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I find that nurses and physician's assistants are being used more and more for doctor's visits. I have to sometimes actually specify that I want to see a doctor - when I call about seeing a doctor! And my wait can then triple or worse.
Physician's assistants do pap tests, breast exams, and can make a diagnosis (within reason, say flu or a chest infection or UTI) and they can write prescriptions as long as a doctor oversees it.
I wonder why? Managed care? Too many patients? Overworked? Greedy? It sometimes seems the patient is the last to know...
February 22, 2008 - 1:35pmThis Comment
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