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Newer primary care disrupters constrain already limited supply of clinical providers, new analysis finds

Fierce Healthcare

As new primary care models, including retail health clinics, continue to scale, the national supply of clinical providers will become even more constrained. | As new primary care models, including retail health clinics, continue to scale, the national supply of clinical providers will become even more constrained.

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Patients turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants for primary care services, analysis finds

Fierce Healthcare

Patients turning to nurse practitioners, physician assistants for primary care services, analysis finds dmuoio Wed, 03/15/2023 - 12:50

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‘Chipping away at barriers’: Nurse practitioners filling primary-care gap

Healthy Debate

The post ‘Chipping away at barriers’: Nurse practitioners filling primary-care gap appeared first on Healthy Debate.

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Houston Methodist nurses use software to boost completions of advance care plans

Healthcare It News

For Texas health system Houston Methodist, the major challenges to obtaining completed advance care directives included the time constraints of primary care physicians in addressing advance care planning with their patients. Many of these patients did not have advance care planning in place.

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Going nowhere fast: How specialist wait times impact primary care practitioners

Healthcare Leadership

Turns out your primary care provider (PCP) shares similar concerns, and the wait time to see specialists impacts their patients as well as their practice. PCPs, who are typically family physicians and nurse practitioners, are the first people seen by many patients requiring specialist care. The findings were illuminating.

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Home-Focused Primary Care Company Heal Finding Success Hiring Home Health Nurses

Home Health Care

Heal is a Los Angeles-based in-home primary care provider that focuses primarily on seniors. Zaghi said the company found that hiring nurse practitioners who had home health experience was a key factor in making the transition a smooth one. “We I have to worry about whether it actually impacts outcomes.”.

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More than half of states will see nursing demand outstrip supply in the next 5 years, Mercer finds

Health Care Dive

Other predictions include that primary care will increasingly be provided by non-physicians, like physician assistants and nurse practitioners, and demand for mental health providers will rise by more than 10%.

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