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Key Points Question Are emergency department (ED) nonphysician practitioner (NPP) encounters associated with more imaging studies than physician encounters? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 16 922 274 ED visits by Medicare… Click to show full abstract
Key Points Question Are emergency department (ED) nonphysician practitioner (NPP) encounters associated with more imaging studies than physician encounters? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 16 922 274 ED visits by Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2005-2020, the presence of NPPs in the ED compared with no NPPs was associated with 5.3% more imaging studies per ED visit. Meaning Use of NPPs in the ED setting appears to be associated with higher imaging use.
Keywords:
emergency department;
state share;
visits medicare;
association state
Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: JAMA Network Open
Year Published: 2022
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