title: The quest for new innovative care delivery models.
abstract: In response to growing nurse shortages and heightened attention to patient quality, many healthcare organizational leaders are developing and testing new care delivery models. These models strive to improve patient quality and satisfaction by engaging nurses and other healthcare professionals in different roles across the continuum of care. In this article, the authors profile 5 new care delivery models from their current work sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In addition, the authors identify common elements underlying the success of the models.
authors.affiliation: Health Workforce Solutions LLC, San Francisco, California 94111, USA. bobbi@healthws.com
authors.forename: Bobbi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kimball
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joynt
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cherner
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Neil
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States