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This is a curated collection of articles written by Matthew Van Tine, PA, originally published on LinkedIn.
Each post reflects two decades of hands-on experience in cardiac, critical care, and hospital consulting, exploring how clinical practice, operations, and medical-legal work intersect to improve patient outcomes and organizational performance.
You can read full versions directly on LinkedIn.
The PA Licensure Compact: Making It Easier for PAs to Cross State Lines
Until now, Physician Assistants (PAs) who wanted to practice in multiple states — or even provide telemedicine across borders — had to go through a maze of separate state applications, background checks, and fees. That’s about to change.
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The Doctoral Shift in Advanced Practice: Value, Vision, and the Bottom Line
In the last decade, more PAs and NPs have enrolled in doctoral programs — the DMSc, DNP, DHSc, and others — than ever before. The idea is compelling: advanced education, leadership readiness, and “doctor” status that mirrors other healthcare disciplines. But many APPs are asking a tougher question: What’s the return on investment?
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The CME Squeeze: Why On-Demand Learning Is Winning the Numbers Game
For years, continuing medical education (CME) meant boarding a flight, booking a hotel, and sitting through a weekend of PowerPoints in a crowded ballroom. It was expensive, exhausting—and for many clinicians, increasingly unsustainable. Today, hospitals and clinicians face a simple economic truth: the math on traditional CME no longer works.
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