03/15/2026
Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) are an integral part of the medical system as we are able to provide much (but not all) of the same services as a physician for a lower cost. So how do you know when it's right to add an APP to your team?
Generally it depends on two things.
1) You want to increase patient access to care
2) You want to increase revenue
The best opportunity occurs when both are true. But if the goal is simply increasing access, generally this will come at a cost to you. There may not be sufficient volume to make the position profitable but patient satisfaction may justify this cost in the long run.
If revenue is the goal, ideally the MD will already be nearing his max capacity. The new APP role can expand access while increasing MD capacity for higher complexity visits and interventional or surgical procedures. Once the APP has maxed out their capacity AND if the MD has room for more...then you rinse and repeat!
Now of course it's not as simple as plug and play, more on that another time. But here you have some framework on how to approach expanding!
