title: Nurse practitioner management of hospital-affiliated primary care centers.
abstract: Escalating health care costs have forced hospitals to develop alternative sources of revenue. Hospital-affiliated primary care centers that provide comprehensive health services to patients may also supplement hospital revenues with referrals for admission and/or special services. With their documented history of effectiveness, nurse practitioners are well-qualified to manage these primary care centers. This article provides guidelines to help nurse practitioners establish and manage a hospital-affiliated primary care center. Identification of clinical-services and staffing needs, and determination of office, administrative and facility requirements are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: North Rochester Family Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester, NY.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Callan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States