delegation

In the interest of cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and employee satisfaction, medical assistant (MA) responsibilities can be tailored to the needs of a practice. In a large academic medical center with over 100 specialty clinics, it was difficult to gain consistency in MA responsibilities…

In most states medical assistants are unlicensed allied health professionals who work under direct/onsite licensed providers (e.g. physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) authority and supervision in outpatient settings…