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SVMIC Collaborating with Advanced Practice Providers

PART ONE

Introduction

To many, advanced practice providers (APPs) are the answer to a

growing concern about patient access to care and a widespread

primary care physician shortage. The Association of American
Medical Colleges (AAMC) projects a deficit of 91,000 physicians by

2025, including a deficit of 31,000 primary care physicians .
1
Additionally, changes in the healthcare landscape, including the

continued geographic maldistribution of providers, increasing

demand for specialized medical services and value-based
outcomes driven by reimbursement are driving this need. Patients

are demanding improved access to care and our healthcare

system is responding through utilization of APPs, technological

advances including telemedicine, real-time diagnostics and

collaboration with other community services.

By leveraging the manpower afforded by APPs, the goals of

improved efficiency and clinical outcomes, along with greater

patient satisfaction and the ability to reach the medically

underserved, will be more attainable. There are many opportunities

for physicians and APPs working together as part of the care team
to provide optimal care. With evolving technologies and the

availability of APPs to safely and effectively deliver services to the

underserved, legislators, policy makers and other stakeholders are

working together to responsibly fill society’s need for primary care

by advocating care coordination among healthcare providers and

1 https://www.aamc.org/download/450420/data/physiciansupplyanddemandthrough2025.pdf
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