The limited use of non-physician providers : is more research the cure?

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Authors
Whipple, David Richard
Menzel, Barbara Jean
Subjects
Health Care
Medical Care
Nurse Practitioners
Physicians Assistants
Health Systems Research
Advisors
Date of Issue
1977-12
Date
1977-12
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
eng
Abstract
A significant amount of research has shown that non-physician health care providers can be cost-effectively employed in a wide variety of settings either to supplement existing physician services or to replace those which may be required by increased demands on health care facilities. However, relatively little progress has been made in terms of absolute numbers employed with respect to identified potential. This paper focuses on the way in which previous research has contributed to the problem and points out changes in research methodologies which we believe will correct these past shortcomings. (Author)
Type
Technical Report
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NPS Report Number
NPS-54-77-1
Sponsors
supported by funds from the Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Research Project entitled "Analysis of Elements of The Military Health Care Delivery System" at NPS
Funder
N0001877WR00004
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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