by laurel | Jul 1, 2025 | Advanced Practice Providers, Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine
Hospital leaders have been facing staffing shortages in healthcare for years. Factors driving this trend include an aging workforce and rising patient volumes—both of which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges are amplified for emergency...
by laurel | Apr 24, 2025 | Emergency Medicine, Hospital Medicine
4 Steps to Strengthening Interdisciplinary Communication & Care The relationship between emergency medicine (EM) and hospital medicine (HM) teams is a critical aspect of delivering seamless patient care. Historically, the dynamic between these clinical specialties...
by alignedproviders | Sep 15, 2024 | Advanced Practice Providers, Emergency Medicine, Rural Medicine, Uncategorized
The Rewards of Rural Emergency Medicine Training for APPs In part one of this series, we gave a history and overview of our advanced practice providers program, exploring how our clinical training model has served to empower APPs and help alleviate staffing concerns...
by alignedproviders | Sep 15, 2024 | Advanced Practice Providers, Emergency Medicine, Rural Medicine
Origins of the APP EM Internship The physician shortage has had a significant effect on hospitals’ ability to staff adequately, especially in rural areas. As we’ve discussed previously, even the highest functioning rural hospitals are one provider resignation away...
by alignedproviders | Jan 31, 2024 | Advanced Practice Providers, Emergency Medicine, Rural Medicine
Is the increasingly rare instance of fully physician-led emergency medicine care teams crucial when the alternative is no care at all? Here’s why we believe well-trained APPs are closing the gap. Providing a Pathway to Emergency Care in a Challenging Time...
by alignedproviders | Feb 18, 2022 | Emergency Medicine, Uncategorized
Improving Patient Experience By Reducing Door-to-Floor Length Of Stay It’s no surprise that reducing “Door-to-Floor” length of stay (LOS) for admitted patients is a top priority for most emergency departments. The time that elapses between a patient first coming in,...
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