An unclear partnership: Collaboration between physicians and APPs in primary care

Advanced practice providers, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, have always played a role on the health care team. But in the past, they always worked with physician supervision. Now, many states have granted them independent practice authority, and as the physician shortage grows worse, their role within primary care has become unclear. This confusion can lead to poor patient outcomes and general workplace friction.

Lisa Rotenstein, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine at the University of California - San Francisco, discusses her research: An Unclear Partnership: Key Questions about Physician and Advanced Practice Provider Collaboration in Primary Care. In this segment, she discusses why the research was necessary and what researchers hoped to learn.