Organizations have a responsibility to understand how nurses contribute, says this nurse leader.
HealthLeaders spoke to Katie Boston-Leary, director of nursing programs at the American Nurses Association, and HealthLeaders Exchange member, about her thoughts on the prospect of nurse reimbursement and how organizations can demonstrate the value of nursing.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
Direct reimbursement is one potential avenue for proving the value of nursing in a concrete way, but the process would involve an entire overhaul of the current system.
The alternative to reimbursement could involve reexamining the metrics that many health systems use to determine ROI and including nurse sensitive indicators.