Innovative Nurse Roles and Staffing in Team-Based Care: Supporting the Medical Home Model and Beyond

Date

May 2, 2012

Credits

1 CH | Expired May 6, 2014

$25

Standard Price

The 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. Topics include identification, design, and development of new roles and metrics to measure success.

Learning Objectives:

Identify nurse role opportunities within the medical home model.
Design and develop innovative roles by using tools to improve efficiency and optimize skill sets.
Describe integration of nurse roles into team-based care.
Identify specific metrics to evaluate effectiveness of roles.
Obtain knowledge and tools used to sustain roles and change.

Speakers

Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RN

Associate Chief Nurse for Ambulatory Care and Population Health, University of Washington Medicine - Harborview Medical Center

Sharon Gilmore, MHA, BSN, RNC

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