title: The role of allied health in health care reform.
abstract: The wide-ranging and significant disciplines representing allied health constitute the largest and one of the most rapidly growing health care workforces in North Carolina. With anticipated increases in patients' access to care, allied health professionals will need to call on their full scope of practice as part of a comprehensive health care team.
authors.affiliation: College of Allied Health Sciences, Mail Stop 668, Health Sciences Bldg 3206H, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, USA. thomass@ecu.edu
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: Alisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debnam
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States