A Project To Improve Advanced Practice Provider Financial Metrics Through A Practice Management Program

A Project to Improve Advanced Practice Provider Financial Metrics Through a Practice Management Program This DNP project developed a practice management program for ambulatory Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) practicing in a large academic healthcare system with the goal to improve financial metrics. In 2020, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reported $25.74 billion in incorrect payments citing documentation errors and insufficiency as the common cause. The growth of the APP workforce necessitates APP practice management knowledge to avoid significant revenue loss since APPs collectively report lack of healthcare business knowledge. Twenty ambulatory APPs participated in a 12-week practice management program focused on visit code assignment, global procedural period, modifiers, charge capture, and revenue cycle management. A 10-minute podcast lecture for each concept was sent to participants’ mobile phones via text message every 2-weeks. Participants completed a pre- and post-program practice management knowledge assessment and a perceived self-efficacy survey. The participants received monthly productivity metrics. Average work relative value units (wRVUs) per session benchmarks for each participant were established and monitored during and for 2-months after the program. There was a highly significant improvement post -program in average total perceived self-efficacy of (t = 4.8695, p \u3c 0.0001) and average total knowledge acquisition of (t = 2.579, p = 0.014). Areas within these domains also demonstrated significant trends in improvement. Mean wRVUs per session during implementation was found to be statistically significant (t = 2.63, p = 0.017). at 0.60 above benchmark. In conclusion, a short, focused practice management program improved APP practice management confidence and knowledge and increased in APP estimated financial productivity

Teaching Wound Care to Family Caregivers.

: This article is part of a series, Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Institute's No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family caregivers aren't given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of family members. This series of articles and accompanying videos aims to help nurses provide caregivers with the tools they need to manage their family member's health care at home.The articles in this new installment of the series provide simple and useful instructions that nurses should reinforce with family caregivers who perform wound care tasks. Each article also includes an informational tear sheet-Information for Family Caregivers-that contains links to instructional videos. To use this series, nurses should read the article first, so they understand how best to help family caregivers, and then encourage caregivers to watch the videos and ask questions. For additional information, see Resources for Nurses

Teaching Wound Care to Family Caregivers: An overview of methods to use to promote wound healing.

This article is part of a series, Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Institute's No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family caregivers aren't given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of family members. This series of articles and accompanying videos aims to help nurses provide caregivers with the tools they need to manage their family member's health care at home. The articles in this new installment of the series provide simple and useful instructions that nurses should reinforce with family caregivers who perform wound care tasks. Each article also includes an informational tear sheet-Information for Family Caregivers-that contains links to instructional videos. To use this series, nurses should read the article first, so they understand how best to help family caregivers, and then encourage caregivers to watch the videos and ask questions. For additional information, see Resources for Nurses