"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.
"Survey to determine your workplace stress levels and how they measure up against others in your field used during the Division-led Strategies for Promoting Leader Wellness session at the Divisions Learning Session 2019."
AMA (2015, June 1). Preventing Physician Burnout. Retrieved from https://edhub.ama-assn.org/steps-forward/module/2702509#resource
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Survey to determine your workplace stress levels and how they measure up against others in your field used during the Division-led Strategies for Promoting Leader Wellness session at the Divisions Learning Session 2019.
"The Divisions Document of Intent (DOI) Template describes the roles and functions of the Divisions of Family Practice and the responsibilities of partners including Health Authorities, General Practice Services Committee, Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC in providing support for divisions in the context of the broader primary care system."
The Divisions Document of Intent (DOI) Template describes the roles and functions of the Divisions of Family Practice and the responsibilities of partners including Health Authorities, General Practice Services Committee, Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC in providing support for divisions in the context of the broader primary care system.
"This report summarizes the evaluation of the multidisciplinary care provider grants in White Rock-South Surrey through A GP for Me. The grants allowed practices to hire registered nurses (RN) or licensed practical nurses (LPN) or increase the hours of those already working in the practices."
This report summarizes the evaluation of the multidisciplinary care provider grants in White Rock-South Surrey through A GP for Me. The grants allowed practices to hire registered nurses (RN) or licensed practical nurses (LPN) or increase the hours of those already working in the practices.
"This report provides a summary of information from the discussions at the Regional Round Table in Castlegar on May 12, 2011, and an outline of the next steps."
This report provides a summary of information from the discussions at the Regional Round Table in Castlegar on May 12, 2011, and an outline of the next steps.
"This is a poster/handout for patients that prompts 5 questions for them to ask their physician about their medications. It was adapted with permission from Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada."
This is a poster/handout for patients that prompts 5 questions for them to ask their physician about their medications. It was adapted with permission from Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Canada.
"This is an adaptation of the "Five Questions to Ask About Your Medications" patient poster, as our physicians thought that this would be helpful for GPs. ISMP now has a copy of our poster on their website for other physician groups to reference."
This is an adaptation of the "Five Questions to Ask About Your Medications" patient poster, as our physicians thought that this would be helpful for GPs. ISMP now has a copy of our poster on their website for other physician groups to reference.