Barriers and Facilitators to Expanding Roles of Medical Assistants in Patient-Centered Medical Homes (PCMHs)

Conclusions:
Practice leaders need to be conscious of obstacles when they increase expectations of MAs, and they must be willing to invest time and resources into developing their MA workforce. An environment that allows open dialog with MAs and rewards and compensation that recognizes their increased efforts will help make expansion of MA roles occur more smoothly and efficiently.

Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - March 13, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ferrante, J. M., Shaw, E. K., Bayly, J. E., Howard, J., Quest, M. N., Clark, E. C., Pascal, C. Tags: Original Research Source Type: research