Implementing pharmacist-prescriber collaboration to improve evidence-based anticoagulant use: a randomized trial by Shawna N. Smith, Michael Lanham, F. Jacob Seagull, Michael Dorsch, Josh Errickson, Geoffrey D. Barnes

“…Methods/design This study will improve upon existing alert systems by testing novel medication alerts that encourage collaboration between prescribers (e.g., physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants) and expert pharmacists working in anticoagulation clinics. …”
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Determinants of rural-urban differences in health care provider visits among women of reproductive age in the United States. by Hyunjung Lee, Ashley H Hirai, Ching-Ching Claire Lin, John E Snyder

“…Rural women had lower past-year obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) visit rates than urban women (23.3% vs. 26.6%), and higher visit rates with family medicine physicians (24.3% vs. 20.9%) and nurse practitioners/physician assistants (NPs/PAs) (24.6% vs. 16.1%). …”
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Antibiotic treatment duration for bloodstream infections in critically ill children-A survey of pediatric infectious diseases and critical care clinicians for clinical equipoise. by Sandra Pong, Robert A Fowler, Srinivas Murthy, Jeffrey M Pernica, Elaine Gilfoyle, Patricia Fontela, Nicholas Mitsakakis, Asha C Bowen, Winnie Seto, Michelle Science, James S Hutchison, Philippe Jouvet, Asgar Rishu, Nick Daneman

“…<h4>Participants</h4>Pediatric intensivists, nurse practitioners, ID physicians and pharmacists.<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>Recommended treatment durations for common infectious syndromes associated with bloodstream infections and willingness to enrol patients into a trial to study treatment duration.…”
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Deconstructing Racialized Experiences in Healthcare: What a Missed Opportunity for Healing Looks Like and Healthcare Resources for Children and Their Families by Connie K. Y. Nguyen-Truong, Shameem Rakha, Deborah U. Eti, Lisa Angelesco

“…We include additional resources such as those from the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, American Psychological Association Office on Children Youth and Families, the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs, the Office on Socioeconomic Status, and American Academy of Pediatrics to consider in support of equity in healthcare practice of children and their families.…”
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Type 2 Diabetes Prescribing Habits Amongst Providers to an Underserved Population by Cynthia King, Atem Fontem, Benjamin King, Dave Gothard

“…The respondents included physicians (56.3%), nurse practitioners (21.8%), medical residents (18.4%), and fellows (3.4%); with the majority practicing in internal or family medicine (47.1%). …”
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Workplace Violence in the Setting of Pain Management by Rajat N. Moman, MD, MA, Dermot P. Maher, MD, MS, W. Michael Hooten, MD

“…The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of workplace violence in a mixed group of clinicians (ie, practicing physicians, resident and fellow physicians in training, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychologists) participating in a workplace violence education session at a national pain conference held March 6 through March 10, 2019. …”
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Heart failure clinic inclusion and exclusion criteria: cross-sectional study of clinic’s and referring provider’s perspectives by Sherry L Grace, Michael McDonald, Taslima Mamataz, Sean A Virani, Heather Edgell

“…This study investigated actual versus ideal HF clinic inclusion or exclusion criteria and how that related to referring providers' perspectives of ideal criteria.Design, setting and participants Two cross-sectional surveys were administered via research electronic data capture to clinic providers and referrers (eg, cardiologists, family physicians and nurse practitioners) across Canada.Measures Twenty-seven criteria selected based on the literature and HF guidelines were tested. …”
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Interdisciplinary clinicians’ attitudes, challenges, and success strategies in providing care to transgender people: a qualitative descriptive study by Kodiak Ray Sung Soled, Oscar E. Dimant, Jona Tanguay, Ronica Mukerjee, Tonia Poteat

“…Results Participants (n = 13) consisted of physicians (n = 8), physician assistants (n = 3), and nurse practitioners (n = 2). The majority were women (n = 11), identified as White (n = 9), cisgender (n = 13), and ages ranged from 31 – 58 years. …”
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What’s suffering got to do with it? A qualitative study of suffering in the context of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) by Barbara Pesut, David Kenneth Wright, Sally Thorne, Margaret I. Hall, Gloria Puurveen, Janet Storch, Madison Huggins

“…Results Fifty nurses and nurse practitioners from across Canada were interviewed. …”
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The impact of atypical intrahospital transfers on patient outcomes: a mixed methods study by Estera Mendelsohn, Kate Honeyford, Andy Brittin, Luca Mercuri, Robert Edward Klaber, Paul Expert, Céire Costelloe

“…Secondly, to understand the possible reasons behind atypical transfers we conducted three focus groups and three in-depth interviews with site nurse practitioners and bed managers within the same hospital network. …”
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Qualitative analysis of clinicians’ perspectives on the use of a computerized decision aid in the treatment of psychotic disorders by Lukas O. Roebroek, Jojanneke Bruins, Philippe Delespaul, Albert Boonstra, Stynke Castelein

“…Results Thirteen clinicians (mean age: 49) of which eight psychiatrists and five nurse practitioners, participated in this study. Eight clinicians experienced TREAT as beneficial, whereas five experienced no additional benefits. …”
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Health care provider experience with canagliflozin in real-world clinical practice: favorability, treatment patterns, and patient outcomes by Bolge SC, Flores NM, Huang S, Cai J

“…Susan C Bolge,1 Natalia M Flores,2 Shu Huang,3 Jennifer Cai1 1Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Titusville, NJ, 2Kantar Health, Foster City, CA, 3Kantar Health, New York, NY, USA Purpose: This study describes how health care providers approach canagliflozin for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the real world.Patients and methods: An Internet-based questionnaire was completed by 101 endocrinologists, 101 primary care physicians, and 100 nurse practitioners/physician assistants (NP/PAs). Health care providers were required to have experience prescribing or managing patients using canagliflozin to be included in the study. …”
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Early-Term Neonates Demonstrate a Higher Likelihood of Requiring Phototherapy Compared to Those Born Full-Term by Teck-Jin Tan, Wan-Ju Chen, Wan-Chun Lin, Ming-Chun Yang, Ching-Chung Tsai, Yung-Ning Yang, San-Nan Yang, Hsien-Kuan Liu

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Female asylum seekers with musculoskeletal pain: the importance of diagnosis and treatment of hypovitaminosis D by Pécoud A, de Torrenté de la Jara G, Favrat B

“…</p> <p>Setting: A network comprising an academic primary care centre and nurse practitioners.</p> <p>Participants: Consecutive records of 33 female asylum seekers with complaints compatible with osteomalacia and with hypovitaminosis D (serum 25-(OH) vitamin D <21 nmol/l).…”
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3085 Pediatric provider and staff perceptions of HPV vaccine completion compared to other healthcare providers: Effects on perceived need for change by Jaimie Zhi Shing, Tatsuki Koyama, Pamela Hull

“…METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: All providers (physicians/nurse practitioners/physician assistants) and staff (clinical/non-clinical) from 21 pediatric clinics participating in an HPV vaccine quality improvement (QI) intervention study in Tennessee were invited to complete a baseline survey. …”
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Explosive growth of facet joint interventions in the medicare population in the United States: a comparative evaluation of 1997, 2002, and 2006 data by Boswell Mark V, Singh Vijay, Pampati Vidyasagar, Manchikanti Laxmaiah, Smith Howard S, Hirsch Joshua A

“…</p> <p>There was an annual increase of 277.3% in the utilization of facet joint interventions by general physicians, whereas a 99.5% annual increase was seen for nurse practitioners (NPs) and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) from 2002 to 2006. …”
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Health care providers’ ethical perspectives on waiver of final consent for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): a qualitative study by Caroline Variath, Elizabeth Peter, Lisa Cranley, Dianne Godkin

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 healthcare providers (13 physicians, six nurse practitioners, nine nurses and two social workers) from across Canada who provide MAiD-related care. …”
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The Impact of an Electronic Portal on Patient Encounters in Primary Care: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis by Karen Ferguson, Mark Fraser, Meltem Tuna, Charles Bruntz, Simone Dahrouge

“…Following the index year, there was a significant jump in annual number of visits to physicians in the portal arm (0.42 more visits/year vs control, P<.001) but not for visits to nurse practitioners and physician assistants. The annual number of calls to the practice triage nurses also showed a greater increase in the portal arm compared to the control arm after the index year (an additional 0.10 calls, P=.006). …”
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Stigma manifestations in cardiomyopathy care impact outcomes for black patients: a qualitative study by Morgan Wolfgang, Laura Beskow, Gillian Hooker, Mya Roberson, Katherine Anderson

“…Results More than half of participants reported intersectional stigma manifestations related to their race, age, and/or weight while receiving care from cardiologists, nurse practitioners, genetic counselors, or clinical support staff. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to diabetes screening and prevention after a pregnancy complicated by gestational diabetes. by Drishti D Sinha, Roxann C Williams, Laura N Hollar, Hannah R Lucas, Bethany Johnson-Javois, Heidi B Miller, Amanda Stoermer, Graham A Colditz, Aimee S James, Cynthia J Herrick

“…Four focus groups and seven interviews were conducted with 30 nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, nurses and registered dietitians from Federally Qualified Health Centers in St. …”
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