Provider readiness and implementation barriers for lung cancer screening in a safety-net system by Maria C. Mejia, Yu-Heng Hilary Ma, Lisa M. Lowenstein, Kiara K. Spooner, Gabrielle Duhon, Elisa E. Douglas, Viola Leal, Robert J. Volk

“…Methods: A cross-sectional survey was distributed between February and September 2023 to 200 healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, trainees, and administrators in Houston, Texas. …”
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Emergency department provider in triage: assessing site‐specific rationale, operational feasibility, and financial impact by Brian J. Franklin, Kathleen Y. Li, David M. Somand, Keith E. Kocher, Steven L. Kronick, Vikas I. Parekh, Eric Goralnick, A. Tyler Nix, Nathan L. Haas

“…Abstract Emergency department (ED) crowding is recognized as a critical threat to patient safety, while sub‐optimal ED patient flow also contributes to reduced patient satisfaction and efficiency of care. Provider in triage (PIT) programs—which typically involve, at a minimum, a physician or advanced practice provider conducting an initial screening exam and potentially initiating treatment and diagnostic testing at the time of triage—are frequently endorsed as a mechanism to reduce ED length of stay (LOS) and therefore mitigate crowding, improve patient satisfaction, and improve ED operational and financial performance. …”
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Pediatric Intensive Care Provider Attitudes About Children with Medical Complexity and Neurologic Impairment: A Qualitative Study by Elizabeth J. Bleed, Leonardo Barrera, Mickayla Jones, Seema K. Shah, Megan Crowley-Matoka, Carolyn C. Foster

“…Participants were 20 providers (12 attendings and 8 nurse practitioners) who met inclusion criteria of being a faculty, fellow, or advanced practice provider who worked in a PICU; residents were excluded. …”
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Examination of provider knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors associated with lung cancer screening among Black men receiving care at a federally qualified health center by Alicia K. Matthews, Suchanart Inwanna, Dami Oyaluade, Jennifer Akufo, Rohan Jeremiah, Sage J. Kim

“…This study included ten healthcare professionals, the majority of whom identified as Black (80%) and were trained as advanced practice providers (60%). The majority of providers (90%) have heard of LDCT lung cancer screening; however, participants reported only being “somewhat” familiar with the LDCT eligibility criteria (70%). …”
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Billing rules / global period affect postoperative follow-up practices following total hip arthroplasty. by Philip P Ratnasamy, Oghenewoma P Oghenesume, Peter Y Joo, Jonathan N Grauer

“…The follow-up visits within and beyond the global billing period, and those conducted by surgeons versus non-surgeon advanced practice providers (APPs) were determined.…”
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First 3 Minutes: A Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice Pediatric Resuscitation Simulation for Multidisciplinary Staff by Kathryn Songer, Marie Fiero, Joan Roberts

“…Results Participants' (attending physicians', pediatric trainees', advanced practice providers', registered nurses') self-reported confidence, as rated based on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 5 = strongly agree), significantly improved in providing high-quality CPR (n = 151; Z = 9.4; p < .01) and managing airway, breathing, and circulation in the first 3 minutes of a code situation (n = 154; Z = 9.6; p < .01). …”
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Multidisciplinary clinician perceptions on utility of a machine learning tool (ALERT) to predict 6‐month mortality and improve end‐of‐life outcomes for advanced cancer patients... by Nithya Krishnamurthy, Melanie Besculides, Ksenia Gorbenko, Melissa Mazor, Marsha Augustin, Jose Morillo, Marcos Vargas, Cardinale B. Smith

“…This study aims to assess clinician perceptions of the utility and challenges of implementing a machine learning model (ALERT) to predict 6‐month mortality among patients with advanced solid cancers to prompt timely SIC. Methods One‐on‐one semi‐structured interviews were conducted with oncology physicians, advanced practice providers, registered nurses, and social workers until knowledge saturation was reached (N = 19). …”
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Exploring the Role of Patient Preferences in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment Decisions: A Qualitative Study by Andrew M. Moon, Daniel Richardson, Gabriel V. Lupu, Donna M. Evon, Hanna K. Sanoff, Jessica Carda-Auten, Randall Teal, Myra Waheed, Ethan Basch, David M. Mauro, Ted K. Yanagihara, David A. Gerber, Neil D. Shah, Oren K. Fix, Hersh Shroff, Tammy Triglianos, Jonathan D. Sorah, Jingquan Jia, Ashwin Somasundaram, Lynne I. Wagner, Michael D. Kappelman, Matthew Schooler, Julia R. Phillips, Hiwot A. Ekuban, Ariel E. Sanderford, A. Sidney Barritt

“…Patient participants included those with HCC seen within a single tertiary care center. Provider participants involved physicians and advanced practice providers who cared for patients with HCC from a single center. …”
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Evaluation of a Learning Collaborative to Implement Postgraduate Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Associate (PA) Residency or Fellowship Programs in a Community Health Cent... by Meaghan Angers, Manjari Mishra, Amanda Schiessl, Margaret Flinter, Nicole Seagriff, Kerry Bamrick, Charise Corsino, May Oo

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Upper Extremity Splint ApplicationMaster's MethodMaster's MethodMaster's MethodMaster's MethodMaster's MethodMaster's MethodMaster's Method by Jonathan D. Grabau, MD, Hannah T. Hoopes, MD, Christine Ho, MD

“…This chapter and its accompanying media should ideally serve as a primer for medical trainees, including orthopaedic residents, fellows, advanced practice providers, and other medical professionals learning to treat pediatric patients in clinical and emergency department settings. …”
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Camaraderie: Profession-Specific Facilitated Small Groups to Improve Well-Being in Health Care by Megan Furnari, MD, Sean P.M. Rice, PhD, Alexis C. Jaggers, BA, Abigail Lenhart, MD, Marie V. Soller, MD

“…Objective: To assess the impact of profession-specific small groups for physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, and managers led by trained peer facilitators with the intention to improve aspects of well-being. …”
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The Role of Telehealth in PAH Management: Benefits, Barriers, and Solutions by Susanne McDevitt, Martha Kingman, Lana Melendres Groves, Gabriela Gomez Rendon, Michelle Han, Christina Benninger, Sylvia Georgi, Medi Stone, Daisy Bridge, Richard Perry, Ashley Enstone, Lisa Perrett, Holly Smith, Gurinderpal Doad, Jean M. Elwing

“…Physicians (n = 11) and advanced practice providers (n = 6) based in the United States with experience with telehealth in PAH were recruited to a double‐blinded modified Delphi panel (two survey rounds and a virtual consensus meeting). …”
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Use of presumptive recommendations and other strategies to encourage HPV vaccine uptake: Results from a national survey of primary care health professionals. by Anna A Ilyasova, Tara L Queen, Melissa Gilkey, Benjamin N Fogel, Olufeyisayo O Odebunmi, Juan Yanguela, Assanatou Bamogo, Yeshaben Patel, Erin Laurie, Sachiko Ozawa, Stephanie B Wheeler, Lisa P Spees

“…Use of presumptive recommendations was more common among pediatricians (74%) than family physicians (57%), advanced practice providers (54%), or nursing staff (48%, all p < .05). …”
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Clinicians’ Perceptions and Potential Applications of Robotics for Task Automation in Critical Care: Qualitative Study by Jiafeng Song, Rishika Iytha Sridhar, Darlene Marie Rogers, Cheryl Hiddleson, Carolyn Davis, Tina Lynn Holden, Shanna Ramsey-Haynes, Lisa Reif, Julie Swann, Craig S Jabaley, Mary Gullatte, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran

“…Statistical analysis revealed no significant difference in how nurses, physicians, and advanced practice providers perceived these tasks (P=.22). …”
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New Patient PROMIS Scores of Patients Presenting with Low Back Pain Predict Time to Elective Spine Surgery by Justin E. Kung, Chase Gauthier, Yianni Bakaes, Michael Spitnale, Richard A. Bidwell, David G. Edelman, Heidi C. Ventresca, J. Benjamin Jackson, Shari Cui, Gregory Grabowski

“…Results: Overall, 116 (8.4%) of 1,387 new patients underwent surgery within 1 year. Race, Surgeon vs. Advanced Practice Provider (APP), and whether advanced imaging (MRI or CT myelogram) was available for interpretation were statistically associated with undergoing surgery. …”
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Use of a Medical Communication Framework to Assess the Quality of Generative Artificial Intelligence Replies to Primary Care Patient Portal Messages: Content Analysis by Natalie S Lee, Nathan Richards, Jodi Grandominico, Robert M Cronin, Amanda K Hendricks, Ravi S Tripathi, Daniel E Jonas

“…In the domain of rapport buildinginformation gatheringinformation deliveryfacilitate next stepsresponding to emotionrapport buildingfacilitating next stepsinformation deliveryinformation gatheringresponding to emotion ConclusionsGenAI response quality on behalf of primary care physicians and advanced practice providers may vary by communication function. …”
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A Proposed Diagnostic and Treatment Algorithm for the Management of Lumbar Discogenic Pain by Lorio MP, Beall DP, Myers TJ, Naidu RK, McRoberts WP, Davis TT, Gage EG, Calodney AK, Verrills P, De Palma MJ, Amirdelfan K, Block JE

“…The successful implementation of this algorithm involves an important interplay between advanced practice providers, interventional pain physicians and spine surgeons.Keywords: discogenic pain, disc degeneration, intradiscal, minimally-invasive, algorithm…”
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Stressors contributing to burnout among acute care and trauma surgery care teams: a systems-analysis approach by Karthik Adapa, Lukasz Mazur, Elizabeth Kwong, Thomas Ivester, Caprice Greenberg, Viola Goodacre, Lisa Vizer, Jin Ra, Nadia Charguia, Lawrence B Marks

“…Non-faculty (advanced practice providers (APPs), nurses, staff) classified the following for improvement: (i) align APP job responsibilities, (ii) improve lack of recognition from leadership, and (iii) robust and consistent APP training.Conclusions A contextual design approach to studying burnout using surveys, focus groups, CIs, modeling, and validation and prioritization is a feasible method for identifying key stressors and improvements that may enable more impactful and appropriately targeted interventions. …”
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Wellness-Centered Leadership: A Key Differentiator for Successfully Reducing Burnout and Building a Culture of Well-Being Among Physicians and APPs by Hartung K, Swann-Thomsen HE, Schneider KR

“…Luke’s Health System, 190 E Bannock St, Boise, ID, 83712, USA, Email schneika@slhs.orgAbstract: Physician and advanced practice provider (APP) burnout is a significant issue in healthcare, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Cardiac Arrest: An Adult eCPR Simulation Case by Dominique Gelmann, James Giordano, John Gaillard, Casey Bryant

“…Participants (consisting of emergency medicine and critical care resident and attending physicians, critical care fellows, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists) were instructed to respond to the simulation by recognizing the indication for eCPR and performing ultrasound-guided percutaneous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation to facilitate patient transfer to the cardiac catheterization lab. …”
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