As decisions are made to address changes in reimbursement in your work place, how are these changes shared with the nursing staff?
What suggestions do you have that could increase nurses’ awareness of health care financing issues?
Read
Mason, D. J., Gardner, D. B., Outlaw, F. H. & O’Grady, E. T. (2016).
Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20
Online Materials & Resources
Jamieson, S. A. (2015). Building economic value for professional nurses at the gateway to the health care system. Creative Nursing, 21(2), 85-91.
Buerhaus, P. I., Welton, J., & Rosenthal, M. (2010). Health care payment reform: Implications for nurses. Nursing Economics, 28(1), 49-51.
Mechanic, R. (2016). When new Medicare payment systems collide. New England Journal of Medicine, 374(18), 1706-1709.
Kowalski, K., Cherry, B. & Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2013). A conversation with Peter Buerhaus: Crucial ideas for the next decade of nursing leadership and administration research. Journal of Nursing Administration, 43(3), 127-129