Cost Effectiveness, Quality of Care, Sample Calculation The purpose of this paper is to present the references supporting the cost effectiveness, and quality of care provided by nurse practitioners (NPs). The paper will also provide sample calculation of NPs proposed cost effectiveness in comparison to primary care physicians. A systemic review of 27 studies comparing the effectiveness, quality, and safety of care provided by NPs to that of physicians concluded that similar or better health outcomes were achieved in patients cared for by NPs compared to the patients cared for by physicians in primary care settings (Stanik-Hutt, Newhouse, White, Johantgen, Bass, Zangaro, Wilson, Fountain, Steinwachs, Heindel, & Weiner, 2013). Another systemic
