These visits include those handled by nurse practitioner, nurse midwife or other advance practice nurse with or without a physician present. The CDC’s analysis shows the percentage of hospital outpatient department visits in which a patient saw a physician assistant or advance practice nurse increased from 11 percent in 1999 to 17 percent in 2009.
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