Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Roles in PatientāCentered Medical Homes
Teamābased care involving physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) is one recommended strategy for improving access and quality and reducing cost in the patientācentered medical home (PCMH). PAs and NPs can, and do, perform a variety of roles on primary care teams. This suggests that there is plasticity within the professions and between PAs,…