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View article: Impact of primary care usual provider type and provider interdependence on outcomes for patients with diabetes: a cohort study
Impact of primary care usual provider type and provider interdependence on outcomes for patients with diabetes: a cohort study Open
Background Interprofessional primary care (PC) teams are key to the provision of high-quality care. PC providers often ‘share’ patients (eg, a patient may see multiple providers in the same clinic), resulting in between-visit interdependen…
View article: Teaming up in primary care
Teaming up in primary care Open
Objective: Increased demand for quality primary care and value-based payment has prompted interest in implementing primary care teams. Evidence-based recommendations for implementing teams will be critical to successful PA participation. T…
View article: Impact of Primary Care Usual Provider Type and Provider Interdependence on Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes
Impact of Primary Care Usual Provider Type and Provider Interdependence on Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes Open
Research Objective Quality of diabetes care delivered to patients with different types of usual providers of care [i.e., physician, physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP)] is similar. However, primary care (PC) providers often…
View article: Impact of Physician Assistant Care on Office Visit Resource Use in the United States
Impact of Physician Assistant Care on Office Visit Resource Use in the United States Open
To investigate whether the use of physician assistants (PAs) as providers for a substantive portion of a patient's office-based visits affects office visit resource use.
View article: Provider Interdependence, Patient Complexity, and Continuity of Care
Provider Interdependence, Patient Complexity, and Continuity of Care Open
Research Objective Patient continuity of care (CoC) with a primary care (PC) provider is associated with improved outcomes, particularly for medically complex patients. Given the difficulty for a single provider to deliver all services req…
View article: Utilization and Costs by Primary Care Provider Type
Utilization and Costs by Primary Care Provider Type Open
Objective: The objective of this study was to compare health care utilization and costs among diabetes patients with physician, nurse practitioner (NP), or physician assistant (PA) primary care providers (PCPs). Research Design and Methods…
View article: Predicted shortages of physicians might even disappear if we fully account for PAs and NPs
Predicted shortages of physicians might even disappear if we fully account for PAs and NPs Open
Healthcare workforce projections have important policy implications. Provider shortages can shortchange patients, and overproduction of providers imposes costs on society. The most publicized physician supply and demand projections, commis…
View article: Interpersonal continuity of primary care of veterans with diabetes: a cohort study using electronic health record data
Interpersonal continuity of primary care of veterans with diabetes: a cohort study using electronic health record data Open
ICoC is an important mechanism for the delivery of quality primary care to patients with diabetes. By identifying patient, provider, and contextual factors that impact ICoC, this project can inform the development of interventions to impro…
View article: Primary care multidisciplinary teams in practice: a qualitative study
Primary care multidisciplinary teams in practice: a qualitative study Open
View article: Factors Associated With Having a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant as Primary Care Provider for Veterans With Diabetes Mellitus
Factors Associated With Having a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant as Primary Care Provider for Veterans With Diabetes Mellitus Open
Expanded use of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) is a potential solution to workforce issues, but little is known about how NPs and PAs can best be used. Our study examines whether medical and social complexity of p…
View article: Scarcity of Primary Care Positions May Divert Physician Assistants Into Specialty Practice
Scarcity of Primary Care Positions May Divert Physician Assistants Into Specialty Practice Open
Background: Physician assistants (PAs) are often suggested as a partial solution to predicted primary care workforce shortages, but a declining proportion of PAs are entering primary care practice. Policy efforts have focused on increasing…