Use of Physician Extenders

JOHN SHUFELDT, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP You breathe a deep sigh of relief after learning that you were not the treating provider of a patient who came into your urgent care center and had an unexpected bad outcome. The patient was seen by your mid-level provider who works on opposite days from you in your center. As documented in the medical record, the patient sounds benign: a 28-year-old female who presented with continued sinus symptoms …

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