Incorporating physician assistants and physician extenders in the contemporary interventional oncology practice.
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol
; 9(3): 96-100, 2006 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-17561211
ABSTRACT
Interventional radiology (IR) has been for the last few years undergoing a transformation from a service oriented to a clinically oriented specialty. With increasing oncologic procedures and patient volume, the balance between quality clinical care, and the time constraints on the busy interventionalist pull in opposing forces. The need for greater clinical support staff in the IR practice is unquestionable. Physician Assistants (and other Physician Extenders) have been in the medical field since the 1960s with intensive clinical training, capabilities of providing patient care and ability to generate revenue income more than justifies their place in the IR. The contemporary model of a clinical orientated service within IR for cancer patients undergoing interventional oncology procedures should include Physician Extenders as a vital part of the team allowing delivery of high-quality patient care.
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Assunto principal:
Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente
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Assistentes Médicos
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Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde
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Radiologia Intervencionista
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Radioterapia (Especialidade)
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Neoplasias
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Tech Vasc Interv Radiol
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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RADIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos