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Optimal duration for continuation of statin therapy in bacteremic patients.
Ther Adv Infect Dis
September 2018
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.
Background: Evidence suggests statins may improve survival in patients with bloodstream infections. However, there is no consensus on optimal timing and duration of exposure.
Objectives: To quantify statin therapy duration associated with decreased mortality in bacteremic statin users.
Trends in state regulation of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, 2001 to 2010.
Med Care Res Rev
April 2015
Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY, USA University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants can alleviate some of the primary care shortage facing the United States, but their scope-of-practice is limited by state regulation. This study reports both cross-sectional and longitudinal trends in state scope-of-practice regulations for nurse practitioners and physician assistants over a 10-year period. Regulations from 2001 to 2010 were compiled and described with respect to entry-to-practice standards, physician involvement in treatment/diagnosis, prescriptive authority, and controlled substances.
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