Scope-of-practice laws for nurse practitioners limit cost savings that can be achieved in retail clinics

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1977-1984

  Spetz, Joanne ^a   Parente, Stephen T ^b   Town, Robert J ^c   Bazarko, Dawn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d United Health Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; TRAINING;

HEALTH ECONOMICS; LEGAL/REGULATORY ISSUES; NURSES; ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF CARE; WORKFORCE ISSUES;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888090332     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0544     Document Type: Article

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