Republished: Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization in Academic Medical Centers

Autor:	Ruth M. Kleinpell, Marc Moote, Cathleen Krsek, Barbara Todd
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Nursing Nurse practitioners business.industry Health Policy Workforce Medicine Physician assistants business Productivity
Zdroj:	American Journal of Medical Quality. 34:465-472
ISSN:	1555-824X 1062-8606
DOI:	10.1177/1062860619873216
Popis:	The purpose of this study was to collect information on the utilization of physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in academic health centers. Data were gathered from a national sample of University HealthSystem Consortium member academic medical centers (AMCs). PAs and NPs have been integrated into most services of respondent AMCs, where they are positively rated for the value they bring to these organizations. The primary reason cited by most AMCs for employing PAs and NPs was Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education resident duty hour restrictions (26.9%). Secondary reasons for employing PAs and NPs include increasing patient throughput (88%), increasing patient access (77%), improving patient safety/quality (77%), reducing length of stay (73%), and improving continuity of care (73%). However, 69% of AMCs report they have not successfully documented the financial impact of PA/NP practice or outcomes associated with individual PA or NP care.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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