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 Patient Acceptance: Patient acceptance of PAs is excellent. Surveys repeatedly indicate
patients are highly satisfied with the job competence and professional
manner of PAs. The utilization of physician assistants has
resulted in improved access to health care and enhanced patient
satisfaction.
Quality of Care: Results of studies comparing the primary care services of physician
assistants with those of general or family physicians and general
internists have consistently shown no discernible difference
in the quality of their diagnostic or therapeutic care. Most
findings indicate that PAs are able to spend more time per patient visit,
provide more thorough medical record documentation, and devote
more time to patient education.
Physician assistants contribute positively and significantly
to health care delivery, particularly in rural and underserved
areas. Depending on the setting, PAs may provide 65-90% of the services routinely performed by physicians in general or family practice,
with a comparable level of skill to that of physicians. All PAs work in team practice with physicians determining which tasks/procedures they wish to delegate to the PA.
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