Rishub Karan Das, Olivia Bittles, Wesley P. Thayer, Brian C. Drolet, Galen Perdikis
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Abstract
This restrospective cohort study of Medicare payment data found increases in the number of advanced practice providers who bill for plastic and reconstructive surgery care. The growth in advanced practice providers is expected to continue in plastic surgery, and further investigation is needed to effectively integrate these providers into academic centers.
期刊介绍:
JPRAS An International Journal of Surgical Reconstruction is one of the world''s leading international journals, covering all the reconstructive and aesthetic aspects of plastic surgery.
The journal presents the latest surgical procedures with audit and outcome studies of new and established techniques in plastic surgery including: cleft lip and palate and other heads and neck surgery, hand surgery, lower limb trauma, burns, skin cancer, breast surgery and aesthetic surgery.