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Impact of Nurse Practitioner Practice Regulations on Rural Population Health Outcomes

Description
Analyzes data from Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in eight Southeastern states to determine if clinical outcomes of Medicare beneficiaries vary by level of practice autonomy that states grant to nurse practitioners (NPs).
Author(s)
Judith Ortiz, Richard Hofler, Angeline Bushy, et al.
Citation
Healthcare, 6(2), 65
Date
06/2018
Type
Document
Tagged as
Elderly population · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Policy · Rural Health Clinics · Scope of practice · Statistics and data