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Podcast: Clinician's Roundtable
Episode: The Economics of PA Employment
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Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA
Guest: Roderick Hooker, PhD, PA-C
How does a doctor know when it's the right time to add a physician assistant to the office staff? There are a lot of factors to take into consideration when making the decision to add new employees. Dr. Roderick Hooker, co-author of the book Physician Assistant Policy and Practice, 3rd Edition, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to discuss the cost effectiveness and productivity of the PA in a primary care practice, as well as how to build a cooperative relationship between a supervising doctor and...