Analysis & commentary: It is time to restructure health professions scope-of-practice regulations to remove barriers to care

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1971-1976

  Dower, Catherine ^a   Moore, Jean ^b   Langelier, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LAW; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPONSIBILITY; SCOPE OF PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; WORKFORCE ISSUES;

WORKFORCE ISSUES;

HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888094791     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0537     Document Type: Article

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