Table 4.
Provider-Identified Strategies to Improve 17-Alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Administration
| Theme | Exemplary quote |
|---|---|
| Patient-level supports to address social adversity | Maternal fetal medicine physician: “I don't know that I'm that creative thinking outside the box, but probably just having somebody who had the time to really sit down and help these patients overcome their significant social barriers would be great.” |
| Provider support for billing and health plan coordination | Nurse practitioner (Clinic 2) “Yes, that would be… maximally [helpful]. Like if I could prescribe it the same way I prescribe a prenatal vitamin and patients could pick it up at the pharmacy, and it if it was in a preloaded syringe, I think that those would all be super, super helpful.” |
| Awareness of role-specific challenges | Nurse practitioner (Clinic 1) “We do have a system in place for that. I think if it was something that was cumbersome, I don't believe that would be very beneficial to us, but I'm speaking on the fact that it's taken care of by those nurses. I'm sure they would probably say sure, get someone else to do it. I think we're okay with that. We have quite a few registered nurses.” |