The productivity and cost-efficiency of models for involving nurse practitioners in primary care: A perspective from queueing analysis

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 594-613

  Liu, Nan ^a   D'Aunno, Thomas ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

nurse practitioner; Practice models; primary care; queueing theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MODEL OF HUMAN OCCUPATION; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SALARY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858333887     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01343.x     Document Type: Article

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