Introduction
Virtual care in pediatric specialty practice has become widely used to increase access
to care, one in which nurse practitioners (NPs) can play a vital role. We sought to
evaluate the outcomes of virtual care provided by pediatric cardiology and electrophysiology
(EP) NPs for pediatric and congenital heart disease patients.
Method
Retrospective review of all virtual care visits performed by pediatric EP NPs between
October 2019 and October 2021 at a single tertiary care center.
Results
NPs delivered virtual care for 287 pediatric EP evaluations for 276 patients; 132
(45%) independently, with the remaining 155 collaborating with an electrophysiologist
as a shared visit. The mean age was 15.2 ± 8.9 years.
Discussion
NPs performed a significant subset of these visits independently and were a vital
part of all visits in this study. The role of the NP in specialty pediatric virtual
care should continue to be supported and advanced.
KEY WORDS
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Published online: December 01, 2022
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Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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Copyright © 2022 by the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
