Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants in Primary Care

Disease-a-Month

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 728-744

  Atwater, Alison ^a   Bednar, Susan ^a   Hassman, Deborah ^a   Khouri, Jodi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILLING AND CLAIMS; CERTIFICATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LICENSING; MEDICARE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

CREDENTIALING; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 53549094145     PISSN: 00115029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2008.08.002     Document Type: Review

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