Transparency in medicine - or lack thereof - has become one of the biggest conversa Ɵ ons in healthcare poli Ɵ cs. Over the last decade, non-physician healthcare providers have begun using the “doctor” moniker before their name confusing pa Ɵ ents who are unaware that this is an academic Ɵ tle, not a medical one. You may believe you are being treated by a physician, when if fact you are not. It’s your right to ask who’s trea Ɵ ng you. It’s also your right to ask for a physician if the person providing your care is not one. You are not alone in your “want” for a physician. Transparency in Medicine Is your doctor a PHYSICIAN? Ask! It’s your right to know.
The 2021 Pa Ɵ ent Survey conducted by the AMA shows that Pa Ɵ ents Prefer Physician-Led Care
In poli Ɵ cal circles, the term is Scope of Prac Ɵ ce . Scope of prac Ɵ ce refers to those ac Ɵ vi Ɵ es that a person licensed to prac Ɵ ce as a health professional is permi Ʃ ed to perform, which is increasingly determined by statutes enacted by state legislatures and by rules adopted by the appropriate licensing en Ɵ ty. Laws, de fi ni Ɵ ons and regula Ɵ ons on scope of prac Ɵ ce within health care professions vary from state to state. In Louisiana, advanced prac Ɵ ce registered nurses and physician assistants must work with a licensed physician, MD or DO. Physicians believe that every health care professional has an important role to play in caring for pa Ɵ ents, but the high-stakes fi eld of medicine demands the educa Ɵ on, experience and acumen of a fully trained physician. This is why the LSMS stands in strong support of physician- led health care teams. As part of a physician-led care team, nonphysician health care professionals can and do provide safe and essen Ɵ al health care to pa Ɵ ents. The health and safety of pa Ɵ ents like you are threatened, however, when nonphysician health care professionals are permi Ʃ ed to perform services that are beyond the boundaries of what they have been educated and clinically trained to do. For the last 15 years, non-physician healthcare professionals have used the legisla Ɵ ve process to try to push forth an agenda that allows them to get by legisla Ɵ on what they did not earn through educa Ɵ on. Nonphysician skillsets are not interchangeable with that of fully trained physicians! In fact, most nonphysician healthcare providers require on-the-job training from a physician a Ō er they graduate from their chosen program.
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