"This document examines the financial impact of the work environment of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) on Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) budget. It evaluates the cost effectiveness of having the NP work from a General Practitioners (GP) clinic compared to the community healthcare clinic in the hospital. NPs are working in many different primary care areas, as a specialist or as generalist in a primary care setting. Compared to physicians, patient satisfaction and quality of care have been equal or higher than care provided by physicians. NPs are effective in the reduction of patient unattachment and reduction of emergency department (ED) visits. Although NPs take often more consultation time and sometimes conduct more preventative actions, their work can be comparable or even more effective compared to other providers.
This study hypothesized that the NP’s direct patient time and accessibility increases in the GP clinic, leading to a reduction of ED cost. ED and hospitalization cost of NP patients one year prior to attachment is compared with one year after attachment. Cost effectiveness is calculated by deducting incremental work environment cost by avoided ED and hospitalization cost."
This document examines the financial impact of the work environment of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) on Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) budget. It evaluates the cost effectiveness of having the NP work from a General Practitioners (GP) clinic compared to the community healthcare clinic in the hospital. NPs are working in many different primary care areas, as a specialist or as generalist in a primary care setting. Compared to physicians, patient satisfaction and quality of care have been equal or higher than care provided by physicians. NPs are effective in the reduction of patient unattachment and reduction of emergency department (ED) visits. Although NPs take often more consultation time and sometimes conduct more preventative actions, their work can be comparable or even more effective compared to other providers.
This study hypothesized that the NP’s direct patient time and accessibility increases in the GP clinic, leading to a reduction of ED cost. ED and hospitalization cost of NP patients one year prior to attachment is compared with one year after attachment. Cost effectiveness is calculated by deducting incremental work environment cost by avoided ED and hospitalization cost.
"Report from the Moving Forward Together: Supporting Team-based Care and Networks Community event on Nov 3 & 6, 2017. The GPSC’s Incentives Working Group (IWG) and the Team-based Care Task Group (TBC TG) met with Divisions and health authority partners to discuss emerging ideas for supporting Patient Medical Homes (PMH) and Primary Care Networks (PCN)."
Report from the Moving Forward Together: Supporting Team-based Care and Networks Community event on Nov 3 & 6, 2017. The GPSC’s Incentives Working Group (IWG) and the Team-based Care Task Group (TBC TG) met with Divisions and health authority partners to discuss emerging ideas for supporting Patient Medical Homes (PMH) and Primary Care Networks (PCN).
"A presentation from the GPSC Summit 2018 providing an overview of Provincial, Regional IM/IT progress, challenges, opportunities and next steps on the journey to an integrated system of care."
A presentation from the GPSC Summit 2018 providing an overview of Provincial, Regional IM/IT progress, challenges, opportunities and next steps on the journey to an integrated system of care.
"A presentation at the GPSC Summit 2018 about what will guide how interdisciplinary care teams share clinical patient information between primary care clinics and acute care facilities."
A presentation at the GPSC Summit 2018 about what will guide how interdisciplinary care teams share clinical patient information between primary care clinics and acute care facilities.