Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Researchers at George Washington University have found that nurse practitioners and physician assistants provide the same quality of care as doctors in community health center settings.
"Findings from our study should be reassuring to patients who rely on community health centers for their care," Ellen Kurtzman, associate professor in the George Washington School of Nursing and lead author of the study, said in a press release. "We found that care is likely to be comparable regardless of whether patients are seen by a nurse practitioner, physician assistant or physician."