Health care is changing rapidly. Unacceptable variations in service access and quality of
health care and pressures to contain costs have led to the redefinition of professional roles …

Shortages of primary care doctors are occurring globally; one means of meeting this
demand has been the use of physician assistants (PAs). Introduced in the United States in …

Nurse practitioners are the principal group of advanced-practice nurses delivering primary
care in the United States. We reviewed the current and projected nurse practitioner …

Background: Under the Affordable Care Act, the number and capacity of community health
centers (HCs) is growing. Although the majority of HC care is provided by primary care …

Objective To examine whether nurse practitioner (NP)‐assigned patients exhibited
differences in utilization, costs, and clinical outcomes compared to medical doctor (MD) …

PURPOSE New approaches to chronic disease management emphasize the need to
improve the delivery of primary care services to meet the needs of chronically ill patients …

Objective This study is designed to assess the cost of services provided to Medicare
beneficiaries by nurse practitioners (NP s) billing under their own National Provider …

Background: The chronic disease burden in the United States represents a significant
challenge for the primary care system. The nurse practitioner (NP) workforce can help meet …

Objectives To determine the cost-effectiveness of nurse practitioners delivering transitional
care. Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Data sources Ten electronic …

Background Primary care provision is important in the delivery of health care but many
countries face primary care workforce challenges. Increasing demand, enlarged workloads …