Supervision of Advanced Practice Providers

Abstract

As the number of advanced practice providers has grown in emergency medicine, establishment of guidelines and policies governing their practice has become increasingly important. This article addresses the scope of practice of physician assistants and nurse practitioners working in the emergency department, including the various forms of supervision and the effect on billing, credentialing, and medicolegal considerations in patients' care.

Keywords: Advanced practice provider; Billing; Credentialing; Medicolegal; Nurse practitioner; Physician assistant; Supervision.