Working group 5: Innovative care team models and processes that might enhance efficiency and productivity

The number of clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants that have joined the cardiac care team in recent years has increased significantly as demand for cardiovascular services has grown in response to advances in the field and an expanding population of patients with cardiovascular disease. [...]the optimal use of the cardiac care team model should help individual cardiologists and groups of cardiologists to achieve a better work-life balance.