M. Terhaar et S. Okeefe, A NEW ADVANCED PRACTICE ROLE FOCUSED ON OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT IN WOMENSAND CHILDRENS HEALTH, The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing, 9(3), 1995, pp. 10-21
Outcomes management involves goal-directed coordination of transdiscip
linary teams. It focuses on achieving measurable outcomes for select p
opulations of patients. The article presents a new advanced practice r
ole focused on outcomes management for the perinatal population. Pract
ice pattern reforms accomplished during 3 years of work and the associ
ated favorable clinical, functional, service, quality, and financial o
utcomes are described. Supports required for the success of an outcome
s management program as well as lessons learned from 2 years work are
presented.