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19880672

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
Health care is changing rapidly. Unacceptable variations in service access and quality of health care and pressures to contain costs have led to the redefinition of professional roles. The roles of nonphysician clinicians (nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists) have been extended to the medical domain. It is expected that such revision of roles will improve health care effectiveness and efficiency. The evidence suggests that nonphysician clinicians working as substitutes or supplements for physicians in defined areas of care can maintain and often improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients. The effect on health care costs is mixed, with savings dependent on the context of care and specific nature of role revision. The evidence base underpinning these conclusions is strongest for nurses with a marked paucity of research into pharmacists and physician assistants. More robust evaluative studies into role revision are needed, particularly with regard to economic impacts, before definitive conclusions can be drawn.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1552-6801
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
36S-89S
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-4-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The impact of nonphysician clinicians: do they improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of health care services?
pubmed:affiliation
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, m.laurant@iq.umcn.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't