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Role of residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants during potential work stoppage
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Dr. Mitch Katz explains the potential roles and limitations of residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants during a possible work stoppage at NYC Health + Hospitals.
- Katz emphasizes that non-physicians would not be asked to perform physicians' clinical work beyond their scope of practice
- The system would rely on residents, supervising doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working within their usual roles
- He notes that nurse practitioners and PAs commonly work in emergency rooms, so their roles would not significantly change
- If necessary, H+H would transfer patients to other facilities to ensure safe operations
- Katz stresses that patient safety would be the top priority, and the system would not operate unsafely