Effective use of physician extenders in an outpatient otolaryngology setting

Laryngoscope

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2317-2321

  Norris, Byron ^a   Harris, Tristen ^a   Stringer, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

cost benefit; Level of Evidence: 5.; midlevel providers; Physician extender; practice management

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CREDENTIALING; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80055052180     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.22192     Document Type: Review

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