Probably not. Or, better stated, not that I am aware of.
Let's think. Seeing a doctor instead of a PA is associated with better outcomes if, and only if, your condition can benefit from the doctor's specialized knowledge. That means it requires treatment, the treatment is time-sensitive (i.e. worse outcomes if there's a delay), and there are significant adverse effects in case of a lack of appropriate treatment.
The problem is, these conditions are either too rare to be studied in any meaningful way, or the patients' very obviously sick and taken directly to the hospital, where he is obviously seeing a doctor and not a PA.
A lot of people go to the doctor for pretty benign ailments which don't really require a treatment, or for conditions that any intelligent, motivated patient is theoretically able manage himself without a doctor. Examples : virus infections, sprains, acid reflux, chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and so on. E.g. : someone has type I diabetes, understands how and when to give himself insulin, checks his feet for infection and so on. In a case like this, the doctor can barely bring any plus value apart from ordering the regular blood work.
Another frequent scenario is when the patient does have a time-sensitive, treatment-required condition, but does not follow the treatment. Again, him seeing a doctor is unlikely to result in any appreciable benefit.
Probably not. Or, better stated, not that I am aware of.
Let's think. Seeing a doctor instead of a PA is associated with better outcomes if, and only if, your condition can benefit from the doctor's specialized knowledge. That means it requires treatment, the treatment is time-sensitive (i.e. worse outcomes if there's a delay), and there are significant adverse effects in case of a lack of appropriate treatment.
The problem is, these conditions are either too rare to be studied in any meaningful way, or the patients' very obviously sick and taken directly to the hospital, where he is obviously seeing a doctor and not a PA.
A lot of people go to the doctor for pretty benign ailments which don't really require a treatment, or for conditions that any intelligent, motivated patient is theoretically able manage himself without a doctor. Examples : virus infections, sprains, acid reflux, chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes, and so on. E.g. : someone has type I diabetes, understands how and when to give himself insulin, checks his feet for infection and so on. In a case like this, the doctor can barely bring any plus value apart from ordering the regular blood work.
Another frequent scenario is when the patient does have a time-sensitive, treatment-required condition, but does not follow the treatment. Again, him seeing a doctor is unlikely to result in any appreciable benefit.