Comparative effectiveness of outpatient cardiovascular disease and diabetes care delivery between advanced practice providers and physician providers in primary care: Implications for care under the Affordable Care Act

American Heart Journal

Volumn 181, Issue , 2016, Pages 74-82

  Virani, Salim S ^a,b,c   Akeroyd, Julia M ^a   Ramsey, David J ^a   Chan, Winston J ^a   Frazier, Lorraine ^d   Nasir, Khurram ^e,f   Rajan, Suja ^g   Ballantyne, Christie M ^a,c   Petersen, Laura A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^e MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN A1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84986550364     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.07.020     Document Type: Article

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