title: Improving Transitions of Care With an Advanced Practice Nurse: A Pilot Study.
abstract: Gaps in complex oncology care coordination between inpatient and outpatient settings can result in treatment and monitoring delays and omissions, which can negatively affect patient outcomes. Gaps also exist for patients facing complex treatment modalities and collaborations between multiple care teams working at geographically distant sites. A pilot advanced practice nurse care coordinator  (APNCC) role to coordinate these complex care transitions and implement processes for safer and more efficient care has shown promise. .
authors.affiliation: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hsueh
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dorcy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000069341:Transitional Care / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: central line-associated blood stream infection; hospital quality outcomes; length of stay; transitions in care