July 2010

Perspectives From Your Colleagues

Perspectives from Your Colleagues, JAAPA's commentary newsletter, highlights the most recent Editorials and other commentary articles published in the Journal. Please click on the headlines below to see what your colleagues are writing about now--and don't forget to scroll to the end of the article, where you can log in to post your own response to what the author has said!

COMMENTARY

Physician assistants, economics, and workforce modeling

Physician assistants, economics, and workforce modeling

Roderick S. Hooker, PhD, PA

An economics-driven approach to US health care provider supply and demand could produce the most efficient workforce model.
 

AAPA SPECIAL ARTICLE

Are you using checklists? Check!

Are you using checklists? Check!

From QCC, the Quality Care Committee of the AAPA

A checklist is a simple tool that can enhance clinical practice and ensure patient safety in many clinical settings.
 

RESEARCH CORNER

Physician assistants in hospital-based specialty practice

Richard W. Dehn, MPA, PA-C

Four articles that review the impact and roles for physician assistants in hospital-based practice settings are reviewed.
 

GENOMICS IN PA PRACTICE

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA): How PAs can protect patients and their families

Constance Goldgar, MS, PA-C

A new law protects against the misuse of genetic information that may reduce health care benefits for patients and their families.
 

WEB EXCLUSIVES

Eliminating health disparities: What works?—July 2010

Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC

AHRQ releases Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit; Latino health inequities are focus of free full-text issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
 

Inside the AAPA Policy Manual—July 2010

Jim Anderson, PA-C, ATC

This column examines AAPA policy past and present, with the goals of increasing PA awareness of Academy history and policy and promoting their relevance to members. This month's topic: "How sausage is made: The birth of an AAPA policy"
 
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