Interprofessional Partnership as a Pillar of Value-Based Care Delivery: Commentary on "Preparing for New Primary Care...

Heaven Provo^1,2,3, Lisa Simmons-Fields^1,2,3, Ellen Fink-Samnick^1,2,3

• ¹Heaven Provo, MBA, DNP, RN, CCM, PHNA-BC, NE-BC, LNFA, CAHIMS, FCM , has over 20 years of healthcare experience. Dr. Provo has worked across the care continuum as a bedside clinician, case manager, community educator, and nurse executive. Her objectives focus on improving patient outcomes and engaging care teams to become change agents in their respective care settings. She has been responsible for leading operations within health plans, large medical systems, Accountable Care Organizations, and rural community hospitals with excellent results. Her initiatives have improved clinical targets, resource utilization, and care delivery metrics (i.e., readmission reduction, quality measures/care gap closure, and improved throughput while mitigating avoidable costs). Dr. Provo prides herself on facilitating excellent patient care and inspiring the next generation of nurses through innovation, technology, and evidence-based care delivery.+2