2: is there any one group of providers (physicians, PA's, or NPs) that are more feflective of one term than another? Why?
You are the new administrative resident for a family practice clinic. On the first day of your new job, the clinic director gives you the following chart showing a snapshet of patient encounters oner the course of a day in the facility. There are curremly 8 providers in the clinic. Prowiders 1 and 2 are Mhysician-Assistants, Providers 3, 4, 5 and 6 are Nurse Practitioneri and Providers 7 and 8 are Physiciam. The clinic director tells you that although this satistical proceis control graph only tepresents activities fot one, an 8 hour day, the outcomes are very consistent for each provider over the course of a week and for a month. The director also tells you that although lrovider 4 is seeing more patients per day than his peers, he is also receiving los to average feedbock from patients because they feel the provider is rushing them through their appointment. The oppoaite is true for Provider 3 where this provider always receives the highest patient atisfaction scores on a quarterly basis from patients. Provider 8 is the clinic's Fellow in Fanuly Medicine, and reviews all the cases of the other providers on a regular batis Frovider? 7 is an inern and jurt out of medical seliool the previous year. Provider 1, 2, 5 and 6 have all been with the elinic since it opened 5 years ago. Aul four providers recene equal patient satisfaction fecelback on a quarterly batis from patient encounters and both the PAs and the NPs have equal loads of adminbtraure atuse: Case Study: The Efficlent and Effectlve Providers You are the new administrative resident for a family practice clinic. On the first day of your new job, the clinic director gives you the following chart showing a snapshot of patient encounters over the course of a day in the facility. There are currently 8 providers in the clinici. Providers 1 und 2 are Physician Assistants, Providers 3, 4, 5 and 6 are Nurse Practitioners and Providers 7 and 8 are Physicians. The clinic director tells you that although this statistical process control graph only represents activities for one, an 8 hour day, the outcomes are very consistent for each prowider over the course of a week and for a month. The director also tells you that although Provider 4 is seeing mote patients per day than his peers, he is also receiving low to average feedback from patients because they foel the provider is rushing them through their appointment. The opposite is true for Provider 3 where this prowider always receives the highest patient satisfaction scores on a quarterly basis from patients: Provider 8 is the clinics Fellow in Family Medicine, and reviews all the cases of the other providers on a regular basis. Provider 7 is an intern and just out of medical school the previous year. Providers 1,2,5 and 6 have all been with the clinic since is opened 5 years ago, All four providers receive equal patient satisfaction feedback on a quarterly basis from patient encounters and both the PAs and the NPs have equat loads of admin- istrative duties