A NEW ADVANCED PRACTICE ROLE FOCUSED ON OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT IN WOMENSAND CHILDRENS HEALTH

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.