ADVANCING GERIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE: Geriatric Nurse Practitioners in Long‐Term Care: Demonstration of Effectiveness in Managed Care

Abstract

The use of GNPs in collaboration with physicians reduced ED and acute care utilization costs as well as overall costs for a cohort of HMO enrollees in long-term care. This encouraged the HMO to support the concept that all long-term care HMO residents should be covered by GNP/MD teams.