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Outcomes management: an interdisciplinary search for best practice

A W Wojner

    AACN Clinical Issues
    |February 1, 1996
    PubMed
    Summary

    Rising healthcare costs necessitate health system reform. Outcomes management, a key strategy, uses data to improve patient care quality and identify best practices, with advanced practice nurses suited to lead these initiatives.

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    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Nursing Leadership
    • Healthcare Management

    Background:

    • Increasing US healthcare costs are driving system reforms and payer scrutiny of care delivery.
    • Outcomes management emerged in the late 1980s to measure health outcomes in patient populations.
    • This interdisciplinary process aims to improve clinical quality through outcome analysis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the role of outcomes management in enhancing healthcare delivery.
    • To identify the potential for advanced practice nurses to lead outcomes management programs.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of the principles and application of outcomes management.
    • Analysis of the educational preparation and leadership capabilities of advanced practice nurses.

    Main Results:

    • Outcomes management provides a framework for patient-driven health services.
    • It facilitates the identification of best practices and areas for improvement.
    • Advanced practice nurses possess the necessary leadership qualities to implement outcomes management.

    Conclusions:

    • Outcomes management is crucial for improving healthcare quality and efficiency.
    • Advanced practice nurses are well-positioned to lead the development and implementation of outcomes management programs.
    • This approach supports evidence-based practice and continuous quality improvement in healthcare.

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