Cleveland Clinic advanced practice providers include physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) who work with orthopedic and other medical specialties to provide quality, accessible, cost-effective health care. From your initial consultation to your last follow-up, you are likely to encounter the growing workforce of APPs on the team with the nurses and physicians providing your care. “APPs allow surgeons to focus their time on patients who need surgery while APPs manage other aspects of care. It’s a more efficient use of resources and ultimately more cost-effective for the system, and it provides quality care for the patient,” says Fran Meyer, PA-C, APP Director at Cleveland Clinic’s Integrated Surgical Institute.
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