Community-Based Home Health Programs and Chronic Disease: Synthesis of the Literature

Tonya Vandiver¹, Tracy Anderson, Brittani Boston+2

• ¹Tonya Vandiver, MSN, is a Registered Nurse at Indiana University Health. She has worked in a variety of areas, including critical care, interventional radiology, and ambulatory/post anesthesia care. She is a member of American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. She recently completed 360 practicum hours in case management for completion of her MSN degree. Tracy Anderson, MSN, is a Case Manager at Indiana University Hospital. She has over 20 years of health care experience and has worked in a variety of positions including bedside nursing, cardiologist rounding nurse, utilization review management, and case management. Her passion for case management inspired her research in community-based home health programs. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Brittani Boston, MSN, is a Pediatric Registered Nurse at Indiana University Hospital. She currently works in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and has over 6 years of experience working with newborns and children in a critical care setting. Recently, she has worked on projects within her hospital that have focused on employee engagement and retention. Her interest in community health has inspired her research in community-based health programs and case management. Cynthia Bowers, DNP, RN, CNE, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at University of Indianapolis, Indiana. She has over 26 years' health care experience including acute care nursing, new hospital development, operational management, and nursing education. Her research in health care and various published articles has provided experiences to prepare for writing this article. Norma Hall, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, is an Assistant Professor and Dean at the University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis, Indiana. She has over 25 years of experience as a nurse administrator, nurse educator, and consultant. She has published numerous articles on various aspects of nurse management and leadership; presented widely on a variety of subjects, including clinical, leadership, and education topics; and has held offices in professional nursing organizations.