Every type of medical provider (including MDs, RNs, NPs, PAs, and technologists) has a “scope of practice” (SOP). What does scope of practice mean in health care delivery? Is SOP a federal, state, local, or facility requirement, or is it all of the above? Explain.

Every type of medical provider (including MDs, RNs, NPs, PAs, and technologists) has a “scope of practice” (SOP). What does scope of practice mean in health care delivery? Is SOP a federal, state, local, or facility requirement, or is it all of the above? Explain.

You are the administrator of a radiology department at St. Anthony Medical Center, and you have been asked by the physicians to purchase a new MRI machine. Explain the steps you would take to conduct a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) for the MRI machine. What considerations would you make when conducting your CBA? If the CBA shows that the costs outweigh the benefits, does that mean that the MRI machine should not be purchased? Why or why not?