Factors associated with the use of advanced practice nurses/physician assistants in a fee-for-service nursing home practice: A comparison with primary care physicians

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 163-173

  Bakerjian, Debra ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864750127     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20120605-01     Document Type: Article

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