Resource Utilization in Non-Academic Emergency Departments with Advanced Practice Providers
[Article]
Aledhaim, Ali; Walker, Anne; Vesselinov, Roumen; Hirshon, Jon Mark; Pimentel, Laura
Introduction: Advanced practice providers (APP), including physicians' assistants and nurse practitioners, have been increasingly incorporated into emergency department (ED) staffing over the past decade. There is scant literature examining resource utilization and the cost benefit of having APPs in the ED. The objectives of this study were to compare resource utilization in EDs that use APPs in their staffing model with those that do not and to estimate costs associated with the utilized resources.
2019
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
20/4
Aledhaim, Ali; Walker, Anne; Vesselinov, Roumen; Hirshon, Jon Mark; Pimentel, Laura