Characteristics of primary care office visits to nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physicians in United States Veterans Health Administration facilities, 2005 to 2010: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis.

作者: Perri A Morgan , David H Abbott , Rebecca B McNeil , Deborah A Fisher

DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-10-42

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摘要: Background Primary care, an essential determinant of health system equity, efficiency, and effectiveness, is threatened by inadequate supply distribution the provider workforce. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been a frontrunner in use nurse practitioners (NPs) physician assistants (PAs). Evaluation roles impact NPs PAs VHA critical to ensuring optimal care for veterans may inform best practices other settings around world. purpose this study was characterize primary examine whether their patients patient activities were, on average, less medically complex than those physicians.

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