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An Assessment of Nurse Practitioner Low-Value Care Use in Primary Care

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Description
Analyzes how patient demographics and geography are associated with the prevalence of nurse practitioner-delivered low-value lumbar x-ray, aURI antibiotic, and ECG services, utilizing 2021 Merative MarketScan Commercial and Medicare database data for Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico. Includes metro versus nonmetro comparison data.
Author(s)
Sara B. Nugent, Roberta P. Lavin, Jongwon Lee, Brady P. Horn, Barbara I. Holmes Damron
Citation
The American Journal of Managed Care, 31(1), 553-557
Date
10/2025
Tagged as
Healthcare quality · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data