This section brings together news stories and OP/ED pieces about clinical and professional issues from a variety of sources. If you find a article that other PAs would share an interest in, please submit it. Do you have a problem with a professional issue? Send us a Letter to the Editor, and after review, we will post them hereConsensus Statement from the Drug Enforcement Agency and numerous health care organizations (including AAPA) on the improper uses of DEA numbers, at www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/pract/section3.htm.
Newly formatted, user-friendly recommendation statementsfrom the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, at www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspschlip.htm
Yes, PAs do get Sued from the AAPA News, April 15, 2005
Starting a Medical Practice The first of seven articles from Medical Economics jk, 3/04
Fighting for Hospital Privileges , from the periodical Family Practice Management, March, 2004
National Provider Identifier Rules Published, from the American College of Surgeons Newsletter, January 30, 2004
Medical legacy from Viet Nam crucial in strengthening healthcare in US and winning peace in Iraq and around the globe...
A post on PRWeb for Physician Assistants Day, October 6th 2003, by Bill Fields, Editor of PAWorld.netDebunking some common myths about the HIPAA privacy rule ACP Outlook, September, 2003
Physicians feeling Fallout of HIPAA Privacy Law ACP Outlook, September, 2003
Most Doctors Not Ready for Oct. 16 HIPAA Deadline Family Practice News,
September 1 2003
Patient
Privacy Rules Bring Wide Confusion-
New Directives Often Misunderstood
, Washington Post , August 18, 2003
An Inspiring PA Story: "Road to medical training hasn't been easy", Stars and Stripes Newspaper, June 17, 2003
Update: Adverse Events Following Smallpox Vaccination CDC, April 2003
Update: Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome --- Worldwide, 2003 CDC, April, 2003
NCCPA Expands Disciplinary Action Policy January, 2003
2002 PA Salary Survey Results January, 2003
Editorial: AAPA / NCCPA: Sometimes you have to bite the bullet. . March, 2002
AAPA and NCCPA forge a New Agreement March, 2002
How Medical Practices can Participate in Tricare March, 2002
The St. Paul Companies withdraw from Medical Malpractive Market January, 2002
2001 PA Salary Survey Results January, 2002
Physicians Sue to Block HIPAA Privacy Rule October 2001
Tanning Bed Use Increases DNA Damage July 2001
Cincinnati Docs ask Drug Reps to Pay for Appointments, June, 2001
HIPA-New Privacy Rules and PAs June, 2001
PA Immigrants June, 2001
Report calls for tougher FDA oversight of supplements April 18, 2001
