SEATTLE: A reduction in ED presentations by almost a third is due to multidisciplinary meetings says the nurse practitioner appointed at help two aged care providers.
A pilot study from January to December 2014 evaluated the impact of the role on the health of patients in the three facilities.
The study found a 28 per cent reduction in ED presentations for patients at the three facilities covered compared to a 21 per cent increase in ED presentations at three comparable facilities without a nurse practitioner…