title: Fusing roles--the ambulatory care nurse as case manager.
abstract: Most pathways concentrate on reducing the patient's length of stay. One multidisciplinary pathway team aims for a broader approach-promoting wellness as a means to avert hospitalization. Primary treatment teams provide and direct care for a group of patients, resulting in an outpatient system that is accessible and comprehensive.
authors.affiliation: Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Browne
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Biancolillo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019090:Case Management; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D009732:Nursing Care