title: Integrated health care and the advanced practice nurse.
abstract: As state-designed Medicaid reforms are enacted and commercial insurance carriers begin to manage care, advanced practice nurses (APNs) must be ready to aggressively pursue opportunities for clinical participation. Understanding the contractual obligations of becoming a provider, as well as adopting strategies for successful participation in these emerging integrated networks, will be critical for APNs. Successful contracting requires a carefully defined set of practice activities and a willingness to become a team player in a complex organization.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conway-Welch
mesh_terms: D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*