Team-based care utilizing advanced practice providers (APPs) is acceptable to patients. Patients had strong preferences for seeing their surgeon for the first neurosurgical clinic visit and first post-operative visit. Patients were satisfied with seeing an APP if they could be seen more expeditiously. Patients also preferred to know ahead of time if they were going to see an APP 1).
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Cheyuo C, Brandmeir N, Fisher-Perez N, Dekeseredy P, Sedney C. Patient Acceptability of the Use of Advanced Practice Providers in an Outpatient Neurosurgery Clinic. Cureus. 2020 Jul 12;12(7):e9157. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9157. PMID: 32789093; PMCID: PMC7417325.