Quality of Care in Nurse-Managed Health Centers

Abstract

Good to very good quality of care was documented across NMHCs, and NMHCs compared favorably with national benchmarks. Data were useful to NMHCs in identifying quality strengths and areas for improvement. National data collection proved to be feasible.

The Affordable Health Care Act Annual Wellness Visits

“…16 Our AWV clinics are based on protocols that ensure that health education, recommended screenings, and appropriate laboratory tests are addressed. Although there is a scarcity of literature regarding wellness clinics with care provided by registered nurses (RNs), there is evidence that nurse-managed health centers are effective in meeting the national healthcare quality measures, including access, outcomes, patient experience, and use of services.…”

Lessons Learned From Examining After-Hours Call Patterns

“…35 This study has certain limitations that should be recognized. Our sample size was small and limited to one geographic location.…”

Academic Nursing Center Primary Care Quality Improvement Using an Electronic Health Record and a Practice-Based Research Network

“…However, one study in particular did address NMHCs and PBRN. Barkauskas [16] discovered the overall, quality measure findings for breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, diabetes care, hypertension management, and smoking cessation compared favorably with national benchmarks, with particularly high quality demonstrated for chronic disease care management. The nine participating clinics submitted a combination of manual and electronic data for analysis and representing a significant attempt to measure outcomes with an EHR in a PBRN.…”