An Effective Model for Unit-Based Advanced Practice Provider/Physician Collaboration on a Complex Medicine Hospital Unit

Advanced practice provider care effectively improves outcomes and reduces costs. During COVID-19 challenges and staffing shortages, a team developed and piloted a collaborative advanced practice provider/physician hospital medicine model that resulted in improved outcomes, costs, and quality metrics, including increased productivity and revenue, decreased length of stay, and decreased medical emergency team/rapid response calls.
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Clinical Care Source Type: research