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AMA Votes To Fund Studies Comparing Care From Physicians Versus Nurse Practitioners (NPs) And Physician Assistants (PAs)

August 25, 2026

On June 9, 2026, the AMA House of Delegates, concerned that unsupervised nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) provide patient care that is not as good or safe as that provided by physicians, voted to fund independent studies that compare outcomes. The studies will look at patient[...]

Is My Doctor Responsible For Their Nurse Practitioner’s Malpractice?

January 20, 2025

In many states, nurse practitioners (NPs) are required to be supervised by physicians: however, twenty-seven states have eliminated the requirement that NPs be supervised by physicians (for example, Kansas (since 2022), New York (since 2022), and Utah (since 2023) no longer require supervision for a[...]

Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Statistics

October 5, 2013

A large medical malpractice insurance company recently studied 1,800 reported adverse incidents and claims involving nurse practitioners that were closed between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2011 and subsequently reviewed and analyzed 200 of the claims against nurse practitioners that re[...]

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AMA Votes To Fund Studies Comparing Care From Physicians Versus Nurse Practitioners (NPs) And Physician Assistants (PAs)

Is My Doctor Responsible For Their Nurse Practitioner’s Malpractice?

Nurse Practitioner Malpractice Statistics

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