How Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants Elevate Your Care Team

We know that excep­tion­al care comes from a team effort. Some of the most ded­i­cat­ed, com­pas­sion­ate mem­bers of that team are our Advanced Prac­tice Providers (APPs), includ­ing Nurse Prac­ti­tion­ers (NPs) and Physi­cian Assis­tants (PAs). These pro­fes­sion­als are not just part of your care team – they are key to ensur­ing that you feel sup­port­ed, heard, and well cared for at every step of your health journey.

Who Are Advanced Prac­tice Providers?

Advanced Prac­tice Providers are health­care pro­fes­sion­als who bring a unique com­bi­na­tion of med­ical exper­tise and patient-cen­tered care to our team. Nurse Prac­ti­tion­ers hold advanced degrees in nurs­ing, while Physi­cian Assis­tants com­plete rig­or­ous train­ing pro­grams in the med­ical mod­el. Both are nation­al­ly cer­ti­fied, high­ly skilled, and have cho­sen a career that allows them to focus on one thing: you.

APPs are trained to do it all:

• Per­form phys­i­cal exams and screenings
• Diag­nose and treat a range of health conditions
• Pre­scribe med­ica­tions and therapies
• Help you stay healthy with pre­ven­tion-focused advice
• Col­lab­o­rate close­ly with our physi­cians to ensure com­pre­hen­sive care

Per­son­al­ized, Team-Based Care

Our APPs work side by side with physi­cians, blend­ing their clin­i­cal knowl­edge and com­pas­sion­ate touch to pro­vide a well-round­ed approach to your health. This close col­lab­o­ra­tion allows APPs to spend more time get­ting to know you, address­ing your con­cerns, and ensur­ing that your treat­ment plan fits your lifestyle and needs.

What does this mean for you? A more per­son­al­ized expe­ri­ence. Whether it’s explain­ing your care in greater detail or offer­ing addi­tion­al sup­port when man­ag­ing a chron­ic con­di­tion, our APPs are there to help guide you.

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High­ly Trained, Always Learning

Our APPs don’t just bring empa­thy and care to the table — they bring exten­sive train­ing and exper­tise. Nurse Prac­ti­tion­ers com­plete a master’s or doc­tor­al degree in nurs­ing, includ­ing hun­dreds of clin­i­cal hours, while Physi­cian Assis­tants under­go spe­cial­ized med­ical train­ing. This expe­ri­ence allows them to han­dle a wide vari­ety of patient needs, from rou­tine check-ups to com­plex treatments.

And just like our physi­cians, our APPs con­tin­ue their edu­ca­tion through­out their careers. Stay­ing on top of med­ical advances and new treat­ments is part of what makes them excep­tion­al. This means you’re always receiv­ing the most up-to-date, evi­dence-based care when you see an APP.

The Dif­fer­ence Advanced Prac­tice Providers Make

When it comes to your health, you deserve a team that gives you both top-qual­i­ty care and per­son­al atten­tion. Stud­ies show that patients who work with Advanced Prac­tice Providers often expe­ri­ence high­er sat­is­fac­tion with their care. Why? APPs have a spe­cial tal­ent for mak­ing patients feel heard and under­stood. Their patient-first approach, com­bined with their med­ical train­ing, leads to bet­ter health out­comes and more pos­i­tive experiences.

A study in Med­ical Care Research and Review found that patients who see Nurse Prac­ti­tion­ers in addi­tion to their physi­cians often felt more sat­is­fied with their care because of the time and focus NPs spent on edu­ca­tion and pre­ven­tion. Addi­tion­al­ly, APPs have been shown to improve chron­ic dis­ease man­age­ment, reduce hos­pi­tal read­mis­sions, and even low­er emer­gency room vis­its by up to 20%, accord­ing to research pub­lished in BMC Health Ser­vices Research.

Putting Your Health First

At Duly Health and Care, we know that health­care is about more than just treat­ing ill­ness – it’s about treat­ing you as a whole per­son. Our APPs are there to make sure you feel sup­port­ed, informed, and empow­ered when it comes to your health. Whether you’re vis­it­ing for a rou­tine check-up or nav­i­gat­ing a com­plex health con­cern, you can trust that our Nurse Prac­ti­tion­ers and Physi­cian Assis­tants will be with you every step of the way, offer­ing the expert care and per­son­al con­nec­tion that sets Duly apart.