title: Leadership for coordinated care: role of a project manager.
abstract: The use of clinical pathways as a method to improve outcomes for specific populations within health care organizations has become widely adopted. This article focuses on the role of a project manager in facilitating a wide range of outcomes. Through a quality improvement framework, interdisciplinary collaboration, and data-driven decision making, organizational performance can be enhanced. An advanced practice nurse is well suited to lead organizational improvement efforts aimed at optimizing the care delivery system to effectively meet expectations of all constituents.
authors.affiliation: Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nemeth
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011367:Professional Staff Committees / Q000458:organization & administration; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration