mid-level provider


mid-level provider

A popular term for a healthcare provider (e.g., nurse practitioner, physician assistant, etc.) whose activities are directed and/or dictated by a supervising physician, on whom liability for those activities rests.

mid-level provider

A category of health care professionals that includes physician assistants, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, and nurse practitioners. Synonym: mid-level practitionerSee also: provider