Cost Analysis of a Nurse Practitioner in a GP Clinic
- Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal
- Division
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Powell River Division of Family Practice
- Program
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A GP for Me
- Published Date
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2015-12-22
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/AnalysisNPinGPClinicPowellRiver.pdf
- Description
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"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."
- Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal
- Division
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Powell River Division of Family Practice
- Program
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A GP for Me
- Corporate Author
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Powell River Division of Family Practice
- Personal Author
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Christien Kaaij
- Published Date
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2015-12-22
- Topics
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Nurse Practitioners
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Team-Based Care
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Finances
- Resource Type
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Report
- File Type
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Pdf
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/AnalysisNPinGPClinicPowellRiver.pdf
- Description
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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.
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Keynote: The Alberta Experience - Presentation
- Published Date
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2018-04-16
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/PVDM_BCSummit_ADJUSTED.pdf
- Description
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"Dr. Phillip van der Merwe's Presentation at the GPSC Summit 2018 on Alberta's experience and journey towards Primary Care Networks."
Doing it Legally – You Need a Common Program Agreement! - Presentation
- Published Date
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2018-04-16
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/PCN_Common_Program_Agreement.pdf
- Description
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"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."
- Corporate Author
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Ministry of Health
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Interior Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal Health
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Doctors of BC
- Personal Author
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Alison Pearce
Dr Douglas Kingsford
Steven Tam
Carol Rimmer
- Published Date
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2018-04-16
- Topics
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Primary Care
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Patient Medical Home
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Primary Care Network
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Evaluation
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EMR
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Telehealth
- Event
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GPSC Summit 2018
- Workshop
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Doing it Legally – You Need a Common Program Agreement!
- Resource Type
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Presentation
- File Type
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Pdf
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/PCN_Common_Program_Agreement.pdf
- Description
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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.
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