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May 15, 2013 | Issue Brief
Nurse practitioners can help meet the growing need for primary care, if state and federal policy-makers remove barriers that limit their ability to provide, and get paid for, a wider range of preventive services and acute care.
May 16, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
A study finds that 96 percent of nurse practitioners and 76 percent of physicians agreed with IOM report recommendation that “nurse practitioners should be able to practice to the full extent of their education and training.”
August 1, 2001 | Program Result
The Columbia University School of Nursing conducted the second phase of a study comparing nurse practitioners and physicians as primary care providers.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
Uneven distribution of primary care physicians, as well as inadequate use of mid-level providers - physicians' assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives - creates barriers to access for many rural and inner city residents.
July 22, 2002 | Program Result
The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing compared the activities of midlevel practitioners, such as nurse practitioners and physician's assistants, with the activities of resident physicians.
May 1, 1998 | Program Result
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.
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
The Independent Production Fund completed the preproduction phase of a multimedia training package for Healthy Steps for Young Children, a new approach to pediatric care that focuses on the first three years of life.
October 1, 1998 | Program Result
Investigators at Abt Health Care Research Foundation in Cambridge, Mass., attempted to develop three new methods for measuring the demand for the services of generalist physicians and mid-level practitioners:
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
Health Research in Albany, N.Y., conducted a three-year demonstration project that examined differences in cost and quality among four alternative staffing models allowed under Medicaid for delivering primary care services in nursing homes.
March 1, 2000 | Program Result
Pennsylvania's Practice Sights program goals included improving recruitment and retention efforts, encouraging greater use of mid-level providers, and establishing new practice sites in underserved areas.