Ulrike Muench published in Health Services Research

Ulrike Muench, RN, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences published an article, “Medication adherence, costs, and ER visits of nurse practitioner and primary care physician patients: Evidence from three cohorts of Medicare beneficiaries”, in Health Services Research. The article reports

The article finds that the impact of NP care is observed beyond the primary care office setting, reporting lower specialty care costs and fewer ER visits. This has important implications for workforce composition in primary care.