title: Nurses Leading the Transformation of Patient Care Through Telehealth.
abstract: The essential role of nurses in leading, developing, and improving Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) telehealth services and programs was a key reason the organization was selected to receive the American Nurses Credentialing Center 2013 Magnet® Prize. This article describes the application of telehealth as a nurse-led technology. The innovations within LVHN telehealth services are presented as well as essential success factors of design, implementation, and evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Clinical Coordinators (Mss Yesenofski and Kromer), Telehealth Services, and Manager (Ms Hitchings), Center for Professional Excellence, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yesenofski
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kromer
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hitchings
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D064648:Critical Care Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce