CANCER BUZZ
CANCER BUZZ
Association of Cancer Care Centers
Expanding the Role of Advanced Practitioners to Address the Care Gap
7 minutes Posted May 17, 2022 at 10:00 am.
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Hear how Vanderbilt University Medical Center created a model for integrating advanced practitioners into a radiation oncology satellite clinic to provide long-term follow-up care and survivorship services.

This pilot program exceeded expectations—not only in patient satisfaction and quality of care—but generated revenue for their institution by allowing physicians more time for patient consults and treatment planning. 

Guest:

Ellen R. Miller, MSN, FNP-BC

Radiation Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, TN

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