Kathy Mertens DNP, MN, MPH, RN
Associate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical Center
Dr. Kathy Mertens serves as the associate chief nurse for ambulatory care and population health at University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical Center. Kathy has over 25 years of nursing and leadership experience in acute care, public health, and ambulatory care settings. Kathy received her MN and MPH degrees at the University of Washington and her DNP degree at Oregon Health & Sciences University. She is a past president of AAACN and is a current member of the AAACN Research Committee and editorial board member for the new Journal of Ambulatory Care Nursing.
Appearances
Innovative Nurse Roles and Staffing in Team-Based Care: Supporting the Medical Home Model and Beyond
Identification112DateMay 2, 2012Credits1 CH | Expired May 6, 2014The medical home and accountable care movements have increased interest in health care teams. Practice models and tools to implement the nurse's role and functions as part of the patient care team are presented…Speakers
Sharon Gilmore, MHA, BSN, RNCKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical Center$25Standard Price
Identification215DateMarch 28, 2009TO VIEW DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR THIS CONFERENCE, CLICK HERE. [https://aaacn.digitellinc.com/uploads/aaacn/sessions/fd421e6327ca80987847a3185ee1ce55…Speaker
Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical Center$20Standard Price
Identification324DateApril 8, 2011The Patient-Centered Medical Home is an approach to providing comprehensive primary care that facilitates partnerships between individual patients and their providers…Speaker
Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterSpecialties$25Standard Price
Identification251DateApril 24, 2013Credits1.25 CH | Expired April 23, 2015The Future of Nursing report (IOM) is a call to action for ambulatory care nursing. This report and member feedback spurred the AAACN Leadership SIG to develop two toolkits – one for Ambulatory Care Nursing Leaders and one on Patient- Centered Medical Homes…Speakers
Eileen M. Esposito, DNP, RN, AMB-BC, DipACLM, CPHQSenior Healthcare ExecutiveMargarita Gore, MBA, BSN, RN-BCAnne T. Jessie, DNP, RNSenior Director for Population Health Management and Clinical Innovations, Gorman HealthKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterDiane Resnick, MPA, BSN, AMB-BCNurse Manager, Hackensack Meridian HealthSpecialties$20Standard Price
Identification251DateMay 3, 2012Credits1.25 CH | Expired May 6, 2014The Leadership SIG focuses on important nursing leadership issues and skills related to policy, clinical structures and processes, and practice metrics. Among topics of interest are staffing and the RN role, quality issues, management skills, and best practices…Speakers
Ria Ganary, MHA, BSN, RN-BCAnne T. Jessie, DNP, RNSenior Director for Population Health Management and Clinical Innovations, Gorman HealthKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterDiane Resnick, MPA, BSN, AMB-BCNurse Manager, Hackensack Meridian HealthJoan M. Paté, MS, BSN, RN-BCSuzanne Goset, RN
IdentificationCCTM01DateJuly 11, 2022Credits2.4 CH | Expired July 1, 2024The need for care coordination and management of transitions between Patient-Centered Medical Home providers, outpatient and community settings, including the Accountable Care Organization is often overlooked, episodic, and accountability for coordinating care and managing transitions between provi…Speakers
Sheila A. Haas, PhD, RN, FAANMarcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola UniversityTraci Haynes, MSN, RN, CEN, CCCTMKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterBarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNJamie Bland, MSN, RNMary Sue Dailey, MSN, APN-CNSClinical Nurse Specialist/Adult Acute Medical- Surgical, Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalGeneralSession Categories$0Standard Price
IdentificationCCTM08DateJune 29, 2022Credits1.9 CH | Expired July 1, 2024NOTE: SLIDES FOR THIS SESSION ARE CONTAINED AT THE BACK OF THE PDF HANDOUT WHICH IS AVAILABLE AFTER MODULE IS PURCHASED…Speakers
Mary A. Bord-Hoffman, MA, MN, RN-BCNurse ManagerDenise Hannagan, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, EDACSenior Healthcare Consultant, HDR, Inc.Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterGeneralSession Categories$50Standard Price
Identification310DateApril 17, 2015Credits1 CH | Expired April 18, 2017Contact hours available until 4/18/17…Speakers
Stefanie Coffey, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, RN-BCJudy Dawson-Jones, BSN, RN, MPHAnne T. Jessie, DNP, RNSenior Director for Population Health Management and Clinical Innovations, Gorman HealthCandia B. Laughlin, MS, RN-BCKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterBrenda K. Mullan, MSN, RNKathleen T. Sheehan, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CH-GCNStephanie Witwer, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAANIndependent Nurse ConsultantTraci Haynes, MSN, RN, CEN, CCCTM$20Standard Price
Identification310DateApril 17, 2015Credits1 CH | Expired April 18, 2017Contact hours available until 4/18/17…Speakers
Stefanie Coffey, DNP, MBA, FNP-BC, RN-BCJudy Dawson-Jones, BSN, RN, MPHTraci Haynes, MSN, RN, CEN, CCCTMAnne T. Jessie, DNP, RNSenior Director for Population Health Management and Clinical Innovations, Gorman HealthCandia B. Laughlin, MS, RN-BCKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterBrenda K. Mullan, MSN, RNKathleen T. Sheehan, MS, BSN, RN-BC, CH-GCNStephanie Witwer, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAANIndependent Nurse Consultant$25Standard Price
IdentificationCCTM08Credits1.9 CH | Expired December 31, 2021Teamwork and collaboration are dynamic processes involving healthcare professionals sharing common healthcare goals and working toward a common end in assessing, planning, implementing or evaluating patient care…Speakers
Mary A. Bord-Hoffman, MA, MN, RN-BCNurse ManagerKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterDenise Hannagan, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, EDACSenior Healthcare Consultant, HDR, Inc.Session Categories
IdentificationCCTM01Credits2.4 CH | Expired December 31, 2021The need for care coordination and management of transitions between Patient-Centered Medical Home providers, outpatient and community settings, including the Accountable Care Organization is often overlooked, episodic, and accountability for coordinating care and managing transitions between provi…Speakers
Sheila A. Haas, PhD, RN, FAANMarcella Niehoff School of Nursing at Loyola UniversityTraci Haynes, MSN, RN, CEN, CCCTMKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterJamie Bland, MSN, RNMary Sue Dailey, MSN, APN-CNSClinical Nurse Specialist/Adult Acute Medical- Surgical, Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalBarbara Trehearne, PhD, RNSession Categories
IdentificationPresDateMay 11, 2018Speaker
Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterSession CategoriesFreeStandard Price
IdentificationGS1DateMay 8, 2019Celebrating a year of success for ambulatory care nursing, Kathy Mertens will share the highlights of the past year and tell you what’s in store for the future as she gets the conference excitement started…Speaker
Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterFreeStandard Price
IdentificationP35Purpose: The purpose of this poster is to present information about a pilot program implemented to train individuals in becoming medical assistants over the course of one year with on-the-job training and online coursework…Speakers
Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterPamella Guntrum, DNP, RNSpecialtiesSession Categories
Identification301DateMay 20, 2022Credits1.5 CH | Expired May 21, 2024This presentation educates and informs about the Future of Nursing recommendations as they relate to ambulatory care nursing…Speakers
Kristene K. Grayem, MSN, APRN, AMB-BCChief Population Health Officer, Akron Children's HospitalKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterSusan Hassmiller, PhD, RN, FAANSenior Advisor for Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$30Standard Price
Identification2023_NEC_JFIssueJanuary/February 2023The "Future of Nursing Report 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity" presents an overarching framework for advancing health equity over the next decade…Authors
Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterKristene K. Grayem, MSN, APRN, AMB-BCChief Population Health Officer, Akron Children's HospitalKelly Mattar, MHA, RN, CMSRNJenelle M. Zambrano, DNP, CNS, RN, CCNSStorm Morgan, DBA, MBA, MSN, RNRegistered Nurse and Clinical Program Manager, VA Central Office (ONS)Natalie Bycenski, MSN, RNLaurie Graaff, MBA, MS-ISM, RNMary Myers, MSN, RN, PCCNAdrian Jonas, BSN, RN
Identification242DateMay 22, 2025This session is a collaboration between the AAACN research committee and ambulatory nurse-sensitive indicators (NSI) research sub-committee. To move the science of ambulatory care forward, we need more rigorous approaches to development and measurement of ambulatory care NSIs…Speakers
Brenda Luther, PhD, RNProfessor, College of Nursing, University of UtahKathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RNAssociate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical CenterKristen Shear, PhD, MSN, RNCNSCI Deputy for Research, US Army
