Primary Care Outcomes in Patients Treated by Nurse Practitioners or Physicians: A Randomized Trial

Primary Care Physician Shortages Could Be Eliminated Through Use Of Teams, Nonphysicians, And Electronic Communication

“…17 Also, some research indicates that nurse practitioners can provide care for at least 60 percent of patients needing primary care 18 with outcomes comparable to those achieved by physicians. 34 In addition, the use of nonphysician professionals to deal with more routine problems and the decreased need to respond to urgent requests for care that comes with shared practice can increase the attractiveness of primary care careers for new physicians, adding to the forecast supply. In fact, recent data suggest that this trend may have already begun.…”

Surveillance and treatment of dyslipidemia in the post-infarct patient: Can a nurse-led management approach make a difference?

“…A nurse-led case management approach has previously been shown to be effective (19)(20)(21) in the management of a variety of chronic medical conditions, but this approach has not extensively been used in North America. While there have been publications (22,23) of well-conducted and controlled trials examining the benefits of a nurse-managed approach in dyslipidemia, the present study unfortunately did not provide support for this type of approach in the follow-up and management of patients post-MI.…”

Resources and Capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Timely and Accessible Care to Veterans

“…Data also suggest that APNs can function effectively as physician substitutes in VA primary care given similarities in the patterns of patient encounter characteristics across provider types (Morgan et al, 2012). In addition, a substantial body of literature shows that important health outcomesincluding disease-specific physiologic measures, reduction of symptomatology, mortality, hospitalization and other utilization measures, and patient satisfaction-are comparable between patients served by APNs and those served by physicians Horrocks, Anderson, & Salisbury, 2002;Laurant et al, 2009;Laurant et al, 2005;Mundinger et al, 2000;Naylor & Kurtzman, 2010;Wilson et al, 2005).…”