Health Care Economics and the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

The Case for the Use of Nurse Practitioners in the Care of Children with Medical Complexity

“…NPs, with their unique training, can effectively coordinate and provide timely medical intervention to these fragile patients [ 13 ]. Care provided by NPs has been proven to be cost-effective, with increased patient satisfaction [ 14 ], and results in equal or better outcomes when compared to care provided by physician colleagues in similar roles [ 1 ]. Because of their advanced education and knowledge, NPs are able to effectively coordinate care between the primary and the hospital team, specialists, and home care services.…”

The Impact of Nurse Practitioner Scope-of-Practice Regulations in Primary Care

“…8, 2015, pp. 800-801. There are more APRNs than family practice physicians by about 125,000 to 87,000 and serving areas that would otherwise have no health care services provided 257 . Interestingly, the Negotiated Rule Committee launched by the ACA suggested to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration in 2011 to update the guidelines on designating health professional shortage areas by counting NP, PA, or CNMs as 75% of a physician to define HPSA status, although acknowledging that the evidence for this recommendation was not adequate 258 .…”

Benefits of Less Restrictive Regulation of Advance Practice Registered Nurses in Florida

“…Hospitals utilizing CNSs have lower lengths of stays and cost of care (Newhouse et al, 2011). Also, the salaries of NPs compared to MDs tend to be lower (Manion & Odiaga, 2014). A study conducted in Massachusetts by the Rand Corporation found that the average cost of a NP/physician assistant visit is 20% to 25% lower than a physician's visit (Martsolf, Auerbach, & Arifkhanova, 2015).…”