Employers are clamoring for workers who can do doctor-like work but who are trained faster and can cost them less.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Japsen writes about healthcare business and policy. A new report from healthcare staffing company AMN Healthcare shows – ...

MOSCOW, Pa.— It’s not the fanciest medical practice — a converted beauty salon inside a home. But it’s where dozens of people in this rural northeastern Pennsylvania community came when they felt sick ...

The role of nurse practitioner dates back to the 1960s, when they emerged to support overworked doctors by serving as an additional option for primary healthcare. Since then, NPs have become a ...

Who gets to call themselves "Doctor"? It's a question that goes to the heart of trust in the medical profession, given the weight the title carries. And now it's the subject of a federal lawsuit, as ...

For students drawn to patient care but not the long, costly road to becoming a doctor, two graduate-level paths stand out: nurse practitioner and physician associate. While both offer similar clinical ...