title: Take advantage of managed care opportunities.
abstract: Looking at the positive outcomes of managed care emphasizes the opportunities specific to nursing: continuum of care, critical pathways and patient education. With advanced information systems and managed care, nurses can demonstrate how models of preventive care, patient education and self-care should be set up and managed.
authors.affiliation: Roy-si@hboc.com
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012648:Self Care