Demand for Nurse Practitioners and Other Non-Physician Providers is Soaring
Team-based Care – Part II
Look into many markets in the U.S. and you’re likely to find non-physician providers in greater demand and better paid than in the past few years. The 2013 HORNE Medical Office Staff Salary Survey supports this by reporting a significant upswing in the demand for non-physician providers. Survey results show a startling 68% jump in the number of non-physician providers added to hospitals and practices from 2009 to 2013. But perhaps the quick rise in demand isn’t as surprising when put into the context of the Affordable Care Act, and shrinking reimbursement.
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