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there is no difference in the quality of care when there are no physician oversight requirements. Finally, several studies have found that full practice authority for NPs is associated with lower costs of care. This paper describes the regulations that govern the scope of practice for NPs in California and in other
Multiple systematic reviews of the literature conclude that NPs provide care of comparable quality to physician care, even when practicing without physician oversight. Findings were similar beyond primary care, including in prescribing, chronic disease management, and ordering diagnostic tests.
27 kwi 2023 · In this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated the quality and cost implications of receiving primary care from NPs compared to physicians in 14 states that reimburse NPs at the Medicaid fee-for-service (FFS) physician rate (i.e., pay parity).
15 sie 2019 · Quality of care is similar among NPs, PAs, and physicians for routine patient presentations, but evidence is less robust for complex patients, and there is little evidence on...
Nurse practitioners frequently ask if they really need standardized procedures. The answer is that they do when performing overlapping medical functions. Standardized procedures are the legal authority to exceed the usual scope of RN practice.
In September 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 890 (Wood, Chapter 265, Statutes of 2020) into law which created two new categories of Nurse Practitioners (NP) that can function within a defined scope of practice without standardized procedures.
Finally, several studies have found that full practice authority for NPs is associated with lower costs of care. This paper describes the regulations that govern the scope of practice for NPs in California and in other states, and summarizes recent research on how these laws impact care.
