Guided care : a new nurse-physician partnership in chronic care / Chad Boult ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boult, Chad.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronically ill--Care.

Chronically ill.

Geriatric nursing.

Geriatric health care teams.

Chronic Disease--nursing.

Nursing Care--methods.

Physician-Nurse Relations.

Medical Subjects:

Chronic Disease--nursing.

Nursing Care--methods.

Physician-Nurse Relations.

Physical Description:

xix, 216 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2009]

Summary:

Guided Care is an exciting, new team model used to provide medical care to patients with chronic conditions. This model involves adding a Guided Care nurse to the primary care practice team. It is also the most efficient, cost-effective way to respond to the needs of patients.

This book provides physicians, nurses, administrators, and leaders of health care organizations with step-by-step guidance on incorporating Guided Care nursing into their practices.

Featured Highlights

Evaluating the primary care practice’s readiness to adopt Guided Care

Prpearing for adoption

Integrating Guided Care into existing practices

Hiring nurses for the primary care team

Assuring financial viability

Comparing Guided Care with other models

The future of primary care, and the quality of care for adults with chronic conditions, depends on finding approaches to improve efficiency and effectiveness. This book demonstrates that Guided Care yields the best outcomes for patients and for primary care at large.

Contents:

The challenge: improving chronic care

Guided care

Is your practice ready to adopt guided care?

First things first: preparing to implement guided care

The starting line: putting guided care into practice

Getting results with guided care: managing the model

Balancing the budget and obtaining technical assistance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index.

ISBN:

9780826144119

082614411X

OCLC:

232129988