Missing in action: care by physician assistants and nurse practitioners in national health surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess applicability of national health survey data for generalizable research on outpatient care by physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs).

Data sources

Methodology descriptions and 2003 data files from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, and the Community Tracking Study.

Study design

Surveys were assessed for utility for research on PA and NP patient care, with respect to survey coverage, structure, content, generalizability to the U.S. population, and validity. National estimates of patient encounters, statistically adjusted for survey design and nonresponse, were compared across surveys.

Data collection/extraction methods

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SUBMITTER: Morgan PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2254567 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature