Care Coordination.

This week, your readings focus on innovative solutions to improve patient care, including the patient-centered model of care. Consider what the nurse’s role is in this particular model. It certainly involves our profession collaborating with all health professions in caring for a population of patients with multiple needs and conditions. Nurses’ expert skills will be in high demand to take the lead concerning patient assessments, plans of care, education, evaluation, and outcomes of care. Patients count on nurses to support patient autonomy at all levels of decision making. Academic Level : Bachelor Paper details Select one media piece and one article on the patient-centered medical home or on telehealth. Reflect on the use of a patient-centered medical home model . Consider two or more of the following: features, benefits, barriers, clinical outcomes, operational efficiencies, and health care costs related to the use of a patient-centered medical home . Consider the impact of patient-centered medical home models and telehealth systems on care coordination and your role as a nurse.