The analysis revealed statistically significant differences between practice environments in both TCC and wRVUsfor PAs. There are significant differences in total cash compensation (TCC) and ...

New research from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR)—recently published in the journal Research in Nursing & Health—has successfully validated a new, streamlined ...

CMS will assess states’ scope of practice laws for physician assistants in determining funding through its $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program. The program’s application incorporates the ...

The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) released its 2010 Physician Practice Environment Index, and the outlook was not good. The index measures factors affecting the delivery of patient care from ...

Two decades ago, the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index was published to measure the nursing practice environment. Although the instrument's use has resulted in advances in science ...

PHILADELPHIA (September 22, 2025) – Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR) is proud to announce that the Practice Environment Scale – Five-Item Composite (PES-5) – has ...

New medicines, evolving patient expectations and shifting standards of care mean navigating constant, rapid change in healthcare. These pressures demand more than ever from medical practices — which ...