Non-physician providers now make up more than two out of every five health care professionals in the United States, as hospitals and medical groups increasingly rely on advanced practice providers to meet growing patient demand and improve efficiency, according to a new report from Kaufman Hall. The Physician Flash Report, released by the health care consulting firm and its parent company Vizient, found that 40.6% of the nation’s provider workforce is composed of APPs such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The report points to continued growth in this segment and predicts that APPs and physicians may soon comprise equal halves of the clinician workforce.
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Source: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/non-physician-clinicians-make-up-40-of-u-s-health-care-workforce-report-finds