Visits to Registered Nurses: An Opportunity to Increase Contraceptive Access in California.

Autor:	Parker EC; Emese C. Parker, RN, NP, MPH, is Family Planning Specialist, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. Kevin Kong, MPH, was Senior Statistician, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco, at the time the study was completed. He is now Analyst, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, California. Leslie A. Watts, MS, CPC, is Analyst, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco. Eleanor B. Schwarz, MD, MS, is Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis. Philip D. Darney, MD, MSc, is Distinguished Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Services, and Director, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, University of California, San Francisco. Heike Thiel de Bocanegra, PhD, MPH, is Associate Professor, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, and Director, Family Planning Research Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine., Kong K, Watts LA, Schwarz EB, Darney PD, Thiel de Bocanegra H
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Nursing research [Nurs Res] 2017 Jul/Aug; Vol. 66 (4), pp. 286-294.
DOI:	10.1097/NNR.0000000000000229
Abstrakt:	Background: In 2013, California passed Assembly Bill (A.B.) 2348, approving registered nurses (RNs) to dispense patient self-administered hormonal contraceptives and administer injections of hormonal contraceptives. The Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment (Family PACT) program, which came into effect in 1997 to expand low-income, uninsured California resident access to contraceptives at no cost, is one program in which qualified RNs can dispense and administer contraceptives. Aims: The aims of this study were to (a) describe utilization of RN visits within California's Family PACT program and (b) evaluate the impact of RN visits on client birth control acquisition during the first 18 months after implementation of A.B. 2348 (January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014). Methods: A descriptive observational design using administrative databases was used. Family PACT claims were retrieved for RN visits and contraception. Paid claims for contraceptive dispensing and/or administration visits by physicians, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants were compared before and after the implementation of A.B. 2348 at practice sites where RN visits were and were not utilized. Contraceptive methods and administration procedures were identified using Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes, National Drug Codes, and Common Procedural Terminology codes. Claims data for healthcare facilities were abstracted by site location based on a unique combination of National Provider Identifier (NPI), NPI Owner, and NPI location number. Results: RN visits were found mainly in Northern California and the Central Valley (73%). Sixty-eight percent of RN visits resulted in same-day dispensing and/or administration of hormonal (and/or barrier) methods. Since benefit implementation, RN visits resulted in a 10% increase in access to birth control dispensing and/or administration visits. RN visits were also associated with future birth control acquisition and other healthcare utilization within the subsequent 30 days. Discussion: RN visits, though underutilized across the state, have resulted in increased access to contraception in some communities, an effect that may continue to grow with time and can serve as a model for other states.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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