New Hampshire Nurse Practitioners Take the Lead in Forming an Accountable Care Organization.

In 2012, New Hampshire nurse practitioners (NPs), along with Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield, formed the first Patient Centered Shared Savings Program in the nation, composed of patients managed by nurse practitioners employed within NP-owned and operated clinics. In this accountable care organization (ACO), NP-attributed patients were grouped into one risk pool. Data from the ACO and the NP risk pool, now in its third year, have produced compelling statistics. Nurse practitioners participating in this program have met or exceeded the minimum scores for 29 quality metrics along with a demonstrated cost-savings in the first 2 years of the program. Hospitalization rates for NP-managed patients are among the lowest in the state. Cost of care for NP-managed patients is $66.85 less per member per month than the participating physician-managed patients. Data from this ACO provide evidence that NPs provide cost-effective, quality health care and are integral to the formation and sustainability of any ACO.

[Nurses and doctors--prognosis for the future]. / Pielegniarki i lekarze--zycie codzienne i prognozy na przyszlosc.

Mutual cooperation between medical doctor and nurses are presented, while analizing new trends in the European Union. Nurse family practice and specialist training are discussed as well as new specializations, i.e. Study nurse trained for participation in clinical trials.

Nursing theories in the conceptual expansion of good practices in nursing / Teorías de enfermería para la ampliación conceptual de buenas prácticas en enfermería / Teorias de enfermagem na ampliação conceitual de boas práticas de enfermagem

ABSTRACT Objective: To discuss the contribution of nursing theories in the conceptual expansion of good practices in the area for the construction of the unified health system (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS). Method: Theoretical production of reflection, based on the neomodern framework of philosophy of science. Results: The knowledge and political, social and epistemological commitments of nursing are discussed, highlighting the relationship of the theories with good practices for the construction and application of knowledge in the area in the context of the Brazilian health care system. Reflection on how middle-range theories can help in solving dichotomies between discipline, theory, practice, producers and consumers of knowledge is made. Conclusion: Original reflections on the contributions of disciplinary and professional knowledge of nursing theories to the creation of SUS are presented, defending a creation through the academy-service partnership, in which the theories start being incorporated into a new concept of nursing practices aligned to neomodern principles of science.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Discutir la contribución de las teorías de enfermería a la ampliación conceptual de buenas prácticas del área en la construcción del Sistema Único de Salud (SUS). Método: Estudio teórico de reflexión, con base en el referencial neomodernista de la filosofía de la ciencia. Resultados: Se discuten el conocimiento y los compromisos políticos, epistemológicos y sociales de la enfermería, destacándose las relaciones entre la teoría y las buenas prácticas en la construcción y aplicación de los conocimientos del área en el ámbito del sistema de salud brasileño. Se reflexiona sobre cómo las teorías de medio alcance pueden contribuir a la resolución de dicotomías entre disciplina, teoría, práctica, productores y consumidores de conocimientos. Conclusión: Se estableció una mirada original a las contribuciones del conocimiento disciplinario y profesional de las teorías de enfermería para la construcción del SUS, defendiendo una construcción por la asociación academia-servicio, en la cual las teorías pasan a incorporarse desde una nueva conceptualización de las buenas prácticas de enfermería con los principios neomodernistas de la ciencia.

RESUMO Objetivo: Discutir a contribuição das teorias de enfermagem na ampliação conceitual de boas práticas da área para a construção do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS). Método: Produção teórica de reflexão, sustentada no referencial neomodernista da filosofia da ciência. Resultados: Aborda-se o conhecimento e os compromissos políticos, epistemológicos e sociais da enfermagem, destacando as relações das teorias com as boas práticas na construção e aplicação dos conhecimentos da área no âmbito do sistema de saúde brasileiro. Reflete-se como as teorias de médio alcance podem auxiliar na resolução de dicotomias entre disciplina, teoria, prática, produtores e consumidores do conhecimento. Conclusão: Apresentam-se reflexões originais de contribuições do conhecimento disciplinar e profissional das teorias de enfermagem para a construção do SUS, defendendo-se uma construção pela parceria academia-serviço, na qual as teorias passam a ser incorporadas a uma nova conceituação de boas práticas de enfermagem alinhada a princípios neomodernistas da ciência.