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Advanced Practice Care Model In A Midwestern Allergy Clinic, Bernie Theobald
Advanced Practice Care Model In A Midwestern Allergy Clinic, Bernie Theobald
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Health care organizations are creating innovative patient care models to deal with the rapidly changing healthcare environment. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act has led to reduced revenue for healthcare organizations and placed an impetus on quality. For healthcare providers to continue to practice, they must change their model of care. An allergy clinic in a large Midwestern healthcare organization created a care model which capitalizes on the unique skillset that nurses possess. Nurses in the care model contact the patient before their visit, assess patient needs, and follow-up with the patient in a post- consult nurse visit. The care …