The federal government will spend $840 million over the next four years to help doctors move their practices away from a volume-based business model to one that's focused on rewarding them for good patient outcomes. That's one of the goals of the Affordable Care Act, which provided the funding for the Department of Health and Human Services' Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative. The program aims to improve the coordination of patient care by primary care doctors and specialists, expand the use of electronic health records, give doctors better access to patient information, and expand the ways patients can communicate with the team of physicians caring for them.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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