Physicians should not be referred to as "providers," according to a new position paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP). "Language in healthcare has ethical and practical implications.

Referring to physicians as “providers” undermines their ethical obligations, clinical integrity, accountability and trust with patients, according to a February policy paper from the American Colleges ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Calling physicians “providers” undermines ethics and professionalism, an ACP position paper argues. “Clinicians” ...

Referring to physicians as providers reduces the patient-physician relationship to a transaction and does not recognize differences in roles, responsibilities, and training among health care ...

A proposal from Gov. Kathy Hochul would allow physician assistants to have more freedom to practice without a doctor's supervision. Robert Miller for NY Post When you go to an urgent care center or ...

Detective Sergeant Chris Johnson always kept his health in mind. He knew he had a family history of high blood pressure, so he made sure to stay active and eat well. His job with the Bartlett, ...

Concerns about low physician participation in Medicaid have long motivated policy reforms, but the extent to which enrolled physicians actually care for Medicaid patients remains unclear. To assess ...

How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors. By Ben Blatt and Teddy Rosenbluth If you wind up at an urgent care center in America, ...

They wear white coats and do many things a doctor would do — and their numbers are increasing rapidly. By Teddy Rosenbluth In the last 25 years, the medical work force has undergone something of a ...

A Vietnam veteran returned home after two years as a combat medic. He'd treated gunshot wounds, performed emergency procedures and saved lives under fire. Civilian hospitals wouldn't hire him. His ...

A few days ago, a recruiter pitched me a W-2 clinical role. When I mentioned preferring to manage my own insurance and retirement structure as an independent contractor (rather than being a hospital ...