title: Nurses in managed care roles.
abstract: TNA and the Texas Department of Insurance collaborated on an integrated, education program that has provided benefits for all--graduate nursing students get an opportunity to learn about managed care issues and policies; TDI has gained the clinical expertise of the nursing profession in order to best evaluate quality of care.
authors.affiliation: HMO Quality Assurance Section, Texas Department of Insurance, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crismon
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013781:Texas; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration