The nursing process is a key component in a patient's care. The CCTM RN utilizes the nursing process in designing, implementing, or continuing in a CCTM role. This section contains structure, process, and outcomes in utilizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, patient-centered care, and nursing process.
The Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Toolkit, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, can help hospitals reduce readmission rates by replicating the discharge process that resulted in 30 percent fewer hospital readmissions and emergency room visits.
The AONE Nurse Executive Competencies detail the skills knowledge and abilities that guide the practice of nurse leaders in executive practice regardless of their educational level, title or setting.
The Telehealth Manager Toolkit is designed to be a resource for managers and leaders.
HIPAA is the most far reaching legislative act passed since ERISA. It directly affects healthcare providers all across the nation. It represents a culture change, and alters the way the healthcare sector does business. It also affects the health insurance business and the people with whom healthcare practitioners do business.
The AAACN Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse Residency Program is a new evidence-based resource that ambulatory care facilities can use to help RNs attain the knowledge and skills they need to practice in the ambulatory care specialty.
The law provides numerous rights and protections that make health coverage more fair and easy to understand, along with subsidies (through “premium tax credits” and “cost-sharing reductions”) to make it more affordable; including expanding the Medicaid program to cover more people with low incomes.
The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements (The Code) was developed by the American Nurses Association as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.
The IHI Triple Aim is a framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that describes an approach to optimizing health system performance.
Guided Care® helps primary care practices meet the complex needs of patients with multiple chronic conditions. In this proven care model, a trained Guided Care nurse works closely with patients, physicians and others to provide coordinated, patient-centered care.
Under the direction of Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, the Care Transitions Program® will help you manage risk and empower patients during care hand-overs.