“…The FPA steering committee was comprised of APRN leadership, a physician executive sponsor, operational champions, representatives from public affairs/marketing, human resources, risk, compliance, credentialing practitioner verifi cation department, provider contracting, and leaders from hospital medical staff offi ces. The goal of the FPA steering committee included: (1) defi ning the current state including numbers of potential APRNs qualifying for FPA and departments that would be affected by the change; (2) defi ning workfl ows and processes for all departments affected by the change; (3) clarifying relationships between APRNs with FPA and their physician consultants, including reenvisioning the requirements for WCA; (4) creating a pathway identifying and encouraging those APRNs who qualify to apply; (5) developing and providing encouraging and consistent messaging to APRNs, physicians, and other key stakeholders via a communication plan to acculturate the concept and garner support for change; and (6) identifying and amending internal policies that would be affected by these sweeping changes.…”