Health system leaders continue to ask how to expand access, control costs and strengthen the workforce. Advanced practice providers (APPs), now over 40% of the provider workforce, are a powerful answer, but only when deployed by design. Unlock the full value of the APP workforce with well-defined roles and clear divisions of labor between physicians and APPs.
This paper examines the key drivers of strategic APP utilization, then offers a phased roadmap for implementation, including a real-world case study applying these principles in a new service line.
What you’ll learn:
- Turn routine visits into capacity and margin: redirecting routine primary care visits to APPs can preserve health system margin and preserve capacity.
- Strategic APP utilization: the more flexible the workforce model, the better positioned health systems are to support patient access, physician capacity and long-term growth.
- Physician well-being and retention: retaining a single APP can save $150,000-$250,000 in combined clinical revenue and recruitment and help to reduce physician burnout and turnover.