AANP Responds to the American Academy of Family Physicians Report

AUSTIN, TX (September 19) -- Angela Golden, President of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), today issued the following statement concerning the report, "Primary Care for the 21st Century: Ensuring a Quality, Physician-led Team for Every Patient," released by the American Academy of Family Physicians:

"The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners strongly supports patient-centered and team-based care models. However, AANP believes that AAFP's efforts to link these evolving models of care with the licensure of nurse practitioner (NP) practice are misdirected and out of step with today's environment. More specifically, AAFP's position is directly contrary to the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. In fact, the requirement for physician-leadership of a health care home, as proposed by the AAFP, is inconsistent with the requirements set by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), URAC, and the Joint Commission, each a well-known and respected organization currently accrediting patient-centered health care homes led by NPs.
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