"Many state lawmakers understood the benefits of temporarily relaxing these restrictions as COVID-19 strained the healthcare system," writes Sally Pipes. "Freeing up physician assistants and nurse ...

As noted in our March 31, 2020 blog article, “Strategies in Responding to COVID-19: Expanding Scope of Practice to Increase Patient Access to Healthcare” and in our May 8, 2020 blog article, “COVID-19 ...

In recent years, debates over scopes of practice and titles have intensified among associations representing physicians, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals. For three ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As optometrists gain more scope of practice rights throughout the country and are employed by ophthalmic ...

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When it comes to who provides what vision care, you might expect optometrists and ophthalmologists to see eye to eye. But the daylight between the two professions has grown wider, and stormier, in ...

Enhance, support, and maintain the emotional health, development and well-being of the University of North Georgia students; Inform, advise and support, in its areas of expertise, those involved with ...

America is getting old. In 1960 36% of America’s population was under 18 while only 9% was 65 or older. By 2010 only 24% of the population was under 18 while 13% was 65 or older. Over this 50-year ...

The Tennessee General Assembly is considering companion bills that would allow optometrists to perform additional procedures. House Bill 1952 and Senate Bill 2076 would clarify that the practice ...