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Home Research Research Library Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care Relying on NPs and PAs Does Not Avoid the Need for Policy Solutions for Primary Care 2013 Author(s) Petterson, Stephen M, Phillips, Robert L, Bazemore, Andrew W, Burke, Bridget Teevan, and Koinis, G T Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Shortage Areas, and Teams Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician Physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) are often proposed as solutions to the looming shortage of primary care physicians. However, a large and growing number of PAs and NPs now work outside of primary care, which suggests that innovative policy solutions to increase access to primary care are still needed. ABFM Research Read all 2017 Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians Go to Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians 1979 Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” Go to Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” 2018 Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations Go to Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations 2014 Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage Go to Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage
Author(s) Petterson, Stephen M, Phillips, Robert L, Bazemore, Andrew W, Burke, Bridget Teevan, and Koinis, G T Topic(s) Role of Primary Care, and What Family Physicians Do Keyword(s) Shortage Areas, and Teams Volume American Family Physician Source American Family Physician
ABFM Research Read all 2017 Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians Go to Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians 1979 Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” Go to Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” 2018 Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations Go to Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations 2014 Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage Go to Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage
2017 Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians Go to Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family Physicians
1979 Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room” Go to Panel: “role of the specialist in the emergency room”
2018 Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations Go to Higher Primary Care Physician Continuity is Associated With Lower Costs and Hospitalizations
2014 Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage Go to Effectiveness over efficiency: underestimating the primary care physician shortage
