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The American Medical Association (AMA), an advocacy group for physicians, claims that increasing the scope of APNs does not increase access to care and can be dangerous because the responsibilities afforded to the professionals exceed the tasks that they can safely perform given their training, which is lower relative to physicians. [1]
A medical association or medical college is a trade association that brings together practitioners of a particular geographical area (a country, region, province). In common-law countries, they are often grouped by medical specialties ( cardiologists , family doctors , etc.).
The National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) is an American non-profit volunteer-run professional association that aims to advance orthopaedic nursing.Formed in 1980, NAON was designed to promote the highest standards of nursing practice by educating its practitioners, promoting research, and encouraging effective communication between orthopaedic nurses and other groups with similar ...
American Family Physician—an editorially independent official peer-reviewed, clinical review medical journal for physicians and other health care professionals. Family Practice Management [ 7 ] —a peer-reviewed, practice improvement journal dedicated to offering practical ideas for better practice, better patient care, and a better work ...
The National Medical Association (NMA) is the largest and oldest organization representing African American physicians and their patients in the United States.As a 501(c)(3) national professional and scientific organization, the NMA represents the interests of over 30,000 African American physicians and their patients, with nearly 112 affiliated societies throughout the nation and U.S ...
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is a non-profit organization established in 1933 which represents 24 broad areas of specialty medicine. ABMS is the largest and most widely recognized physician-led specialty certification organization in the United States. [ 1 ]
Clinical peer review, also known as medical peer review is the process by which health care professionals, including those in nursing and pharmacy, evaluate each other's clinical performance. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A discipline-specific process may be referenced accordingly (e.g., physician peer review , nursing peer review ).
AQIPS is a nonprofit professional association for Federally Listed Patient Safety Organizations and their member providers. AQIPS and its members are committed to implementing innovative improvement programs using the protections of the Patient Safety Act to improve patient safety, quality, clinical performance and patient outcomes with the ...