Journal article
Comparing Advanced Practice Providers and Physicians as Providers of e-Visits
JE Bellon, JM Stevans, SM Cohen, AE James, B Reynolds, Y Zhang
Telemedicine and E Health | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: Although electronic delivery (electronic visits [e-visits]) of healthcare services by advanced practice providers (APPs) is growing, literature defining the roles of different providers and comparing outcomes is lacking. We analyzed two e-visit models at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to compare their providers (physicians and APPs) and associated outcomes. Materials and Methods: We identified all e-visits for the UPMC AnywhereCare Continuity (physician providers for existing patients) and Convenience (physician and APP providers for Pennsylvania residents) services (n=2,184) using Epic Systems (Verona, WI) MyChart data (November 2013-August 2014). We compared..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was partly supported by the National Center on Interprofessional Practice and Education from an award from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. This work was also internally funded by the Health Policy Institute at the University of Pittsburgh.