By Rose Wagner, RN, M.H.S., FACMPE and Fred Horton, M.H.A.

On the surface, adding advanced practice clinicians (APCs) seems purely beneficial. From a salary and benefits perspective, APCs are less expensive than physicians, and for some specialties APCs are easier to recruit than physicians. Additionally, APCs can augment physicians by delivering preventative care in primary care settings and follow-up care in medical or surgical settings, thus freeing up physicians to see new patients, referrals, or patients with more complex medical issues. However, If you do not have the right approaches, processes, and recruitment criteria in place, APCs could end up producing a negative, rather than a positive, financial impact. There are three important factors to look at and consider before hiring more APCs in your practice.

Published Group Practice Journal, March/April 2022. ©AMGA

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