Because of workforce needs and demographic and chronic disease trends, nurse
practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) are taking a larger role in the primary care …

Background: Primary care provided by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants
(PAs) has been proposed as a solution to expected workforce shortages. Objective: To …

Background Primary care, an essential determinant of health system equity, efficiency, and
effectiveness, is threatened by inadequate supply and distribution of the provider workforce …

One approach to the patient-centered medical home, particularly for patients with chronic
illnesses, is to include physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) on primary …

Objectives To compare processes and cost of care of older adults with diabetes mellitus
cared for by nurse practitioners (NP s) with processes and cost of those cared for by primary …

Background: Few comparisons exist of the quality of primary care provided by nurse
practitioners (NPs) versus physicians. Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of diabetes in …

Many states allow nurse practitioners (NPs) to practice and prescribe drugs without
physician oversight, increasing the number of autonomous primary care providers. We …

Numerous forecasts have predicted shortages of primary care providers, particularly in light
of an expected increase in patient demand resulting from the Affordable Care Act. Yet these …

Context Despite a widespread interest in increasing the numbers of primary care physicians
to improve care and to moderate costs, the relationship of the primary care physician …

Primary care providers include primary care physicians, physician assistants, and nurse
practitioners. Primary care physicians are those in family and general practice, internal …