ArticleHealthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2015
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians in community health centers, 2006-2010.
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- The association between team-based model of care characteristics and patient outcomes in community health centres: a systematic review.BMC primary care · 2026Pooled it
- Does Patient-Centered Communication by Physicians Facilitate Cardiometabolic Disease Self-management Among Community Health Center Patients? A Nationwide Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Article
- Clinician Staffing and Quality of Care in US Health Centers.JAMA network open · 2024Article
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- Toward a More Complete Picture of Outpatient, Office-Based Health Care in the U.S.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Article
- A multidisciplinary approach to therapeutic risk management of the suicidal patient.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2015Review
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Abstract
purposeCommunity health centers (CHCs) fill a vital role in providing health care to underserved populations. This project compares characteristics of patient visits to nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants (PAs), and physicians in CHCs.
methodsThis study analyzes 2006-2010 annual survey data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey CHC sample, a representative national sample of CHC providers and patient visits. We examine trends in provider mix in CHCs and compare NPs, PAs, and physicians with regard to patient and visit attributes. Survey weights are used to produce national estimates.
resultsThere were, on average, 36,469,000 patient visits per year to 150,100 providers at CHCs; 69% of visits were to physicians, 21% were to NPs, and 10% were to PAs. Compared to visits to NPs, visits made to physicians and PAs tended to be for chronic disease treatment and for patients whom they serve as primary care providers. Visits to NPs tended to be for preventive care.
conclusionsThis study found more similarities than differences in characteristics of patients and patient visits to physicians, NPs, and PAs in CHCs. When statistical differences were observed, NP patient and visit characteristics tended to be different from those of physicians. IMPLICATIONS: Results provide detailed information about visits to NPs and PAs in a setting where they constitute a significant portion of providers and care for vulnerable populations. Results can inform future workforce approaches.
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