Nurse Practitioner Delivered Virtual Care in a Pediatric Specialty Clinic

Brynn E Dechert; Staci M Kaczor; Martin J LaPage; Benjamin W Hale; David J Bradley

doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.11.007

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Nurse Practitioner Delivered Virtual Care in a Pediatric Specialty Clinic

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Nurse Practitioner Delivered Virtual Care in a Pediatric Specialty Clinic

Brynn E Dechert, Staci M Kaczor, Martin J LaPage, Benjamin W Hale and David J Bradley

Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.37(3), pp.287-290

05/2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.11.007

PMID: 36464520

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Abstract

Virtual care in pediatric specialty practice has become widely used to increase access to care, one in which nurse practitioners (NPs) can play a vital role. We sought to evaluate the outcomes of virtual care provided by pediatric cardiology and electrophysiology (EP) NPs for pediatric and congenital heart disease patients. Retrospective review of all virtual care visits performed by pediatric EP NPs between October 2019 and October 2021 at a single tertiary care center. NPs delivered virtual care for 287 pediatric EP evaluations for 276 patients; 132 (45%) independently, with the remaining 155 collaborating with an electrophysiologist as a shared visit. The mean age was 15.2 ± 8.9 years. NPs performed a significant subset of these visits independently and were a vital part of all visits in this study. The role of the NP in specialty pediatric virtual care should continue to be supported and advanced.

Adolescent

Adult

Ambulatory Care Facilities

Child

Humans

Nurse Practitioners

Retrospective Studies

Young Adult

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Title: Subtitle: Nurse Practitioner Delivered Virtual Care in a Pediatric Specialty Clinic
Creators: Brynn E Dechert - University of Michigan
Staci M Kaczor - University of Michigan
Martin J LaPage - University of Michigan
Benjamin W Hale - University of Michigan
David J Bradley - University of Michigan
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of pediatric health care, Vol.37(3), pp.287-290
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.11.007
PMID: 36464520
NLM abbreviation: J Pediatr Health Care
ISSN: 0891-5245
eISSN: 1532-656X
Language: English
Date published: 05/2023
Academic Unit: Cardiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Record Identifier: 9984701554102771

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