Publications by authors named "Megan E Fulton"
Designing a Physician Assistant Curriculum Consistent With the Modernization of Health Care.
J Physician Assist Educ
December 2020
Background: Rapid changes in the health care marketplace are driving health care systems to modify operations by which the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and physician assistant (PA) clinicians serve patients. By identifying more effective and efficient utilization workflows, organizations can meet these demands resulting in high-functioning clinical teams.
Local Problem: With the growing number of APRNs and PAs within a large academic medical center, there was a recognized need to establish effective and efficient utilization practices for these health care providers.
Background: Rapid changes in the healthcare marketplace are driving healthcare systems to modify operations by which advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) serve patients. By identifying more effective and efficient utilization workflows, organizations can meet these demands, resulting in high-functioning clinical teams.
Local Problem: With the growing number of APRNs and PAs in a large academic medical center, there was a recognized need to establish effective and efficient utilization practices for these healthcare providers.
Demonstrating advanced practice provider value: Implementing a new advanced practice provider billing algorithm.
J Am Assoc Nurse Pract
February 2019
Background: Rapid changes in health care are driving the adjustment of work flow by which providers serve patients in team-based care. Specifically, there is a need to develop more effective and efficient utilization with accurate attribution of advanced practice providers' (APPs) productivity.
Local Problem: The Directors of the APP-Best Practice Center conducted assessments of each clinical area at MUSC Health, a large academic medical center.
Background: Rapid changes in healthcare are driving the adjustment of work flow by which providers serve patients in team-based care. Specifically, there is a need to develop more effective and efficient utilization with accurate attribution of advanced practice providers' (APPs) productivity.
Local Problem: The directors of the APP-Best Practice Center conducted assessments of each clinical area at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Health, a large academic medical center.
Background: Balancing the demands of a busy medical career with personal wellness can be daunting, and there is little education on these principles available to physicians in training.
Objective: To implement a voluntary wellness initiative in our neurosurgery department to promote healthy lifestyle choices. This report details the baseline data collected as part of this quality improvement initiative.