CEO, Nurse Practitioner Chase Performance Improvement

Advanced practice providers fill the physician gap

By implementing an advance nurse practitioner hospitalist program, a rural hospital was able to recruit more physicians and meet community needs.

The pressure on hospitals, clinics, systems, physicians and other providers to get wired is profound. There are federal incentives and penalties, payer demands for quality data, and many other requirements. Yet some providers — especially physicians — are still resisting digitization. Why? And should we be taking their concerns more seriously?