Organizational and Environmental Context for Including Advanced Practice Providers in UPMC Hospitalist Models

Authors

  • Johanna E. Bellon UPMC, Wolff Center
  • Julia Driessen University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
  • Joel M. Stevans University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
  • A. Everette James III University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health
  • Benjamin R. Reynolds UPMC, Division of General Surgery
  • Jeanette M. Trauth University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health

Keywords:

Organizational Psychology, UPMC, advanced practice providers

Abstract

This study qualitatively examines the environmental and organizational context driving the implementation of advanced practice providers (APPs) in hospital medicine at UPMC. We utilized a comparison case study methodology, including field observation and semi-structured interviews at two hospital medicine programs. We identified three distinct models of APPs in hospital medicine, including the Team Approach, Divide and Conquer, and a Hybrid model, and linked the evolution of these models to contextual factors. Our findings present unique insight into the roles of APPs on UPMC hospital medicine teams. We show that environmental pressures, organizational initiatives, and clinician experience can influence APP roles.

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Published

2017-06-01

How to Cite

Bellon, J. E., Driessen, J., Stevans, J. M., James III, A. E., Reynolds, B. R., & Trauth, J. M. (2017). Organizational and Environmental Context for Including Advanced Practice Providers in UPMC Hospitalist Models. Journal of Organizational Psychology, 17(2). Retrieved from https://articlegateway.com/index.php/JOP/article/view/1680

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2017)

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