Creating a Triad: The Value of an Advanced Practice Leadership Structure

In this recorded session, Britney Broyhill, ACNP, DNP, FAANP, Chief Advanced Practice Executive, and Esita Patel, PhD, RN, Advanced Practice Data Scientist, share how Atrium Health built a dedicated leadership structure for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). That need is growing as the employed provider workforce approaches parity between physicians and APPs by 2033. The speakers trace Atrium Health's evolution from a single APP committee to a five-level APP leadership structure, which now includes a Center for Advanced Practice supporting both academic and operational initiatives. The session covers specific roles, spans of control, and how administrative and clinical time is allocated, along with how APP leaders were brought into medical director and triad structures. Broyhill and Patel also present outcomes data on turnover, productivity, revenue, and engagement, including lessons learned through recent mergers and acquisitions. Viewers will come away with practical strategies for designing and implementing an APP leadership framework that strengthens workforce engagement and improves organizational performance.