At DirectShifts we work with hundreds of Advanced Practice Provider (APP) leads and physicians to add Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) who are collectively referred to as Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to build their teams. Through these interactions, we have found 3 keys to success when building an APP service or practice. When hiring managers decide to start an APP service, it helps to start by writing a description of the job as part of building a business case.

The seamless management of all clinical staff consists of three critical components (i) timely tracking, (ii) quick processing, and (iii) accurate approval of timesheets. Timesheet challenges affect organizations of all sizes the large health systems, their administrators and startups or private healthcare partners.

Telehealth has redefined healthcare in more ways than one, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. From democratizing access to healthcare to widening insurance coverage, telehealth has caused a ripple effect across the healthcare spectrum for the better. However, the road doesn't end here.

The increase in medically complex patients in today's times warrants the need for multidisciplinary healthcare teams to collaborate with one another to provide care. Failure to clearly define roles and align them with the scope and standards of practice are the biggest mistakes that healthcare teams make when on-boarding Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), and other healthcare team members.