Ramping Up a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Team Rapidly. Hosp Top 2021;99(1):44-47
Date
12/29/2020Pubmed ID
33357127DOI
10.1080/00185868.2020.1848397Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85103800452 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 2 CitationsAbstract
Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) is a growing subspecialty with a broad scope. The Covid-19 pandemic demands flexible staffing models. Advanced practice providers (APPs) can be a valuable addition to hospital medicine teams, although there is no established training program for APPs within PHM. The authors' purpose is to describe how one institution rapidly established a PHM APP team by collaborating with experienced APPs working in other areas of the hospital. This APP team cared for 16% of the average daily census during the pilot period with no significant difference in length of stay compared to traditional teams.
Author List
Nelson A, Fox J, Toth H, Stephany AAuthors
Anika M. Nelson MD Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinHeather Toth MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Advanced Practice NursingHospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Pandemics
Patient Care Team
Pilot Projects
Surge Capacity
