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Understanding patients’ satisfaction with physician assistant/associate encounters through communication experiences: a qualitative study in acute hospitals in England

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Physician assistants/associates (PAs) are a recent innovation in acute hospital teams in England and many other countries worldwide. Although existing evidence indicates generally high levels of patient satisfaction with their PA hospital ...
Francesca Taylor, Mary Halter, Vari M Drennan   +2 more
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Accuracy in Referrals to Gynecologic Oncologists Based on Clinical Presentation for Ovarian Mass

Diagnostics, 2020
Ovarian cancer is one of the most lethal gynecological cancers in women due to late diagnosis. Despite technological advancements, experienced physicians have high sensitivities and specificities in subjective assessments when combining ultrasound ...
Katherine Jane C. Chua, Ricky D. Patel, Radhika Trivedi, Patricia Greenberg, Kyle Beiter, Thomas Magliaro, Ushma Patel, Joyce Varughese   +7 more
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Parkwest Medical Center: Focusing on Patient and Staff Satisfaction [PDF]

, 2009
Outlines the strategies and factors behind high patient satisfaction, including a culture of teamwork and care coordination, based on a module that aligns performance standards for administrators, managers, and staff, reinforced with merit ...
Jennifer N. Edwards
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Treatment Quality through Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) and Clinical Nurses (CN) in Ambulatory Primary Health Care – a retrospective study / Behandlungsqualität durch Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) und Clinical Nurses (CN) in der ambulanten Gesundheitsversorgung – eine retrospektive Studie

International Journal of Health Professions, 2020
The shortage of general practitioners in Switzerland requires new ways to ensure primary outpatient health care. The group practice Medbase Winterthur Neuwiesen has been testing the use of Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) and Clinical Nurses (CN) for the ...
Ambrosch Christian, Mathier Isabelle, Bajusic Irina, Bucher Thomas, Wüst Chantal   +4 more
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Practice Patterns Contributing to Positive Patient Outcomes by Nurse Practitioners [PDF]

, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify NP practice patterns most important for positive patient outcomes. Data Sources: A convenience sample (n = 93) of Nurse Practitioners attending the 2005 California Association for Nurse Practitioners ...
Bandy, Kandice
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Paget-Schroetter syndrome in the absence of common predisposing factors: a case report

Thrombosis Journal, 2017
Background Paget-Schrotter Syndrome (PSS) also known as “effort thrombosis” is a form of primary thrombosis in the subclavian vein at the costoclavicular junction is usually seen in younger patients after repeated strenuous activity of the shoulders and ...
Ramy Ibrahim, Irina Dashkova, Myia Williams, Andrzej Kozikowski, Neeraj Abrol, Anjula Gandhi, Renee Pekmezaris   +6 more
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Carolinas Medical Center: Demonstrating High Quality in the Public Sector [PDF]

, 2010
Outlines safety and quality improvement strategies including electronic medical records, multi­disciplinary teams accountable to leadership, reporting of performance indicators; and redesigned care processes.
Jennifer N. Edwards
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216 Jewish Hospital of St. Louis [PDF]

, 1987
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_216/1185/thumbnail ...

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Physician assistant/associate career flexibility: factors associated with specialty transitions

BMC Health Services Research
Background Physician assistants/associates (PAs), due to their broad medical education and certification, have the flexibility to change specialties throughout their careers. Prior studies suggest that between half and three-quarters exercise this option
Andrzej Kozikowski, Mirela Bruza-Augatis, Dawn Morton-Rias, Kasey Puckett, Colette Jeffery, James F. Cawley, Roderick S. Hooker, Alicia Quella, Sheila Mauldin, Joshua Goodman   +9 more
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Physician associate preceptorship: Experience of a novel programme in Inverness

Future Healthcare Journal
Physician associates (PAs) are a developing profession in the UK. The Faculty of Physician Associates (FPA) recommends the establishment of local preceptorship programmes for PAs in the first year of practice who have successfully passed the PA national ...
Liam Allan, Duncan Scott, Ed Paterson, Tony Golabek   +3 more
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