Medscape surveyed more than 5,000 licensed physician assistants across the country for the annual report.
Four key findings:
- Six percent of physician assistants said they experienced increased satisfaction and 59 percent did not experience a change in satisfaction.
- Eighty percent of physician assistants said they have treated COVID-19 patients, but only 54 percent said they are always equipped with adequate personal protective equipment.
- Forty-two percent of physician assistants said they favor being called physician associates while 43 percent neither favor nor oppose.
- Seventy-nine percent of physician assistants are in favor of a change allowing them to bill Medicare directly for their work, which went into effect Jan. 1.
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