October 31, 2024 – Norfolk, Virginia-based Sentara Well being is implementing a brand new major care mannequin that it expects will considerably improve entry to care, Becker's mentioned. The team-based, physician-led mannequin pairs one doctor with two superior observe suppliers and delegates administrative duties to different assist roles, reminiscent of medical assistants and scientific pharmacists. Every APP added to the workforce is estimated to extend major care capability by 70%.

That estimate comes from a easy calculation: Main care physicians within the well being care system usually take care of about 1,500 distinctive sufferers, whereas APPs handle about 1,100, in keeping with Becker's. Including the 2 collectively brings us to 2,600, which represents a 70% improve, says Steven Pearman, MD, vice chairman and chief doctor of major care at Sentara. Beckers.

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