Adfinitas
How to Leverage Advanced Practice Providers to Mitigate the Nursing Shortage and Reduce Nursing Turnover
Staffing shortages continue to plague hospitals; nearly a quarter have reported shortages at a critical level.[1] Nursing has been especially hard hit with vacancy rates as high as 23.7% in some hospitals.[2] A recent survey found that more than a third of nurses say...
New Research Proves Leveraging APPs can Lower Costs While Maintaining High Quality Care
More hospitals have begun using advanced practice providers (APPs) such as Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) in recent years as a way to reduce the high cost of physician hospitalists.[1] New research suggests the benefit of doing so may be even...
Leveraging Hospitalists to Boost Job Satisfaction and Reduce Turnover Among Nurses
Leveraging APPs Proven to Lower Costs While Maintaining High Quality Care
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center has three physicians and eight full-time APPs and is located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Split visit billing rules for physicians and NPs/PAs
IN NOVEMBER 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set off a bombshell with new rules governing how physicians and NPs/PAs can bill split hospital visits. The rules took effect this Jan. 1, just two months after they were finalized. Groups with...
Collaboration with Adfinitas Health Providers Boosts Job Satisfaction Among Nurses at Charles Regional Medical Center
University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center (UM CRMC) is a 98-bed medical center with 373 medical staff delivering compassionate, award-winning care to Charles County and the surrounding communities for more than 80 years. UM CRMC is a partner hospital of...
The Impact of Continuity of Care on Quality of Care
Improving Hospital Readmission Rates Under Adfinitas Health Medical Directorship
Since opening the doors to its facilities in 1984, CommuniCare has become one of the largest post-acute care providers in the United States. These facilities include skilled nursing rehabilitation centers, long-term care centers, long-term acute care hospitals,...