A Program of Physician Supervision to Improve the Quality of Patient Referrals From Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Not Applicable
Terminated
- Conditions
- Complex Patients
- Interventions
- Behavioral: versus NPs and PAs who are not required to discuss patient referrals (control group).Behavioral: Consultations between NPs and PAs and their supervising physicians
- Registration Number
- NCT01875068
- Lead Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Brief Summary
The investigators have previously demonstrated utilizing a validated tool, that the quality of referrals from nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) is less than referrals from physicians. The investigators hypothesize that with local physician input, the quality of referrals from nurse practitioners and physician assistants will improve. This is a prospective study comparing patient referrals from nurse practitioners and physician assistants with and without prior discussion with a local physician.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description NPs and PAs - no consultations with supervising physisians versus NPs and PAs who are not required to discuss patient referrals (control group). NPs and PAs who are not required to discuss patient referrals NPs & PAs referral discussions with a supervising physician Consultations between NPs and PAs and their supervising physicians required consultations between NPs and PAs and their supervising physicians
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improved referrals from nurse practitioners and physician assistants to physicians as determined using a previously validated tool 2 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
🇺🇸Rochester, Minnesota, United States