Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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J. Occup. Environ. Med. · Nov 2005
A benefit-cost analysis of a worksite nurse practitioner program: first impressions.
This study aimed to assess the initial impact of an on-site nurse practitioner (NP) initiative on the health care costs (HCC) among 4,284 employees and their dependents. ⋯ The first 6 months of a new NP initiative yielded substantial reductions in HCC that warrant further analysis over longer periods of observation. However, the initial estimates may understate the aggregate value of the program because it may also reduce on-site injury and illness patterns and improve productivity, end points that were not assessed in this initial snapshot.