IOM's Future of Nursing Report Highlighted in The Atlantic

Yesterday, Liz Seegert of The Atlantic, wrote a brief summary of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. Ms. Seegert discussed the continued growth of the nursing workforce in the United States and how nurses will play a critical role in transforming the United States' healthcare system over the next few decades.

To read Ms. Seegert's full article as it appears in The Atlantic, click here.

To read additional blogposts relating to the Future of Nursing report, click here.

Why Nurses Need More Authority

Earlier this week, John Rowe, professor of Health Policy and Management at the Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, wrote an Op-Ed in The Atlantic emphasizing the importance of allowing nurses to practice to the full extent of their training. Citing the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, Dr. Rowe discussed how advanced practice nurses (APRNs) can fill the primary shortage gap by providing services that is within their scope of practice. Dr. Rowe goes on to highlight the growing battle between physician and nurse organizations, which we have previously covered (here and here).

We encourage all of you to read this very poignant Op-Ed that supports a stronger role for nurses in the 21st century health care workforce.

The New Face of Health Care: Why Nurses Are in Such High Demand

Last week, Christine Mackey-Ross, reporting for The Atlantic, detailed how nurses are taking a leading role in the formation and implementation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). This new delivery method is being heralded as a way to bend the cost curve while also providing higher quality care than previously delivered. Ms. Mackey-Ross also highlights the growing role for nurse executives who utilize their clinical expertise to help prepare their respective ACO as this new model of care is fully integrated.

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