Oversight Requirements & Prescriptive Authority by State
January 1, 2009 | Chart
This chart provides a state-by state overview of the different scopes of practice for Nurse Practitioners in the U.S.
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Referral and Consultation Communication Between Primary Care and Specialist Physicians
January 10, 2011 | Journal Article
Physicians need help enhancing communications to other physicians about patients' medical history, chronic conditions and the results of consultations.
The Employment of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in U.S. Nursing Homes
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Nursing home facilities that employ nursing practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) make a significant investment in quality of care for their residents. In 2001, there were approximately 65,000 NPs in the United States but only 10 percen ...
Evaluation of Partnerships for Quality Education
November 12, 2009 | Evaluation
The evaluation of Partnerships for Quality Education (PQE) consisted of a survey of 63 project directors in order to define the specific managed care competencies and related patient care tasks that residence program directors expected residents to learn as a result of the new training.
Evaluation of Take Care to Learn: Teaching Clinical Care Management
November 12, 2009 | Evaluation
Take Care to Learn: Teaching Clinical Care Management (TCTL) supported the development of chronic illness management initiatives in asthma and diabetes to serve as platforms for innovative education in managing care.
Management of Child and Adolescent Obesity
July 1, 2002 | Journal Article
Psychological, Emotional, and Behavioral Assessment
More Doctors are Needed in America's Inner Cities
February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
Investigators from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School examined changes in the availability of physicians in U.S. urban areas from 1980 to 1997.
Survey Findings
March 1, 2008 | Program Result Report
From 1996 to 1999, researchers at Harvard Medical School conducted a study of how the organization, financing and characteristics of medical providers affect the quality and the costs of care received by people with HIV/AIDS.
Survey Finds Barriers to Treating Childhood Obesity; July 2002 Issue of Pediatrics Publishes Results
September 5, 2008 | Program Result Report
The International Life Sciences Institute Center for Health Promotion published six papers on data from a survey of health care practitioners regarding the assessment and treatment of childhood obesity in a July 2002 special supplement to Pediatrics.
Study Identifies Approaches for Balancing the Mix of Generalists and Specialists in the Physician Workforce
May 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
From 1992 to 1997, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School conducted policy studies using different mathematical models designed to test the effects of these proposals.