title: The nurse practitioner will see you now.
abstract: A host of factors are pushing mid-level providers into more prominent roles in hospitals, and the results are quality care, reduced costs and physicians freed up to handle tougher cases.
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frellick
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States