PITMAN,
N.J., June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The American
Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) and the Commission
for Nurse Reimbursement (CNR) unveiled a landmark strategic
partnership. This alliance focuses on advancing and implementing
nursing value demonstration and revenue creation and will
significantly impact the health care industry. The collaboration
will involve policy and rule changes, testing various models and
establishing feasibility tests from nurses across ambulatory care
specialties. The ultimate goal of this partnership is to lead the
nursing profession in achieving reimbursement and demonstrable
value creation.
"We are thrilled to partner with CNR in this important
endeavor," said Stephanie Witwer,
Ph.D., RN, FAAN, president of AAACN. "Nurses play a critical role
in health care delivery and their value must be recognized and
compensated appropriately. This partnership will allow us to
explore new and innovative ways to demonstrate the value of nursing
care and ensure that payers reimburse health care delivery
systems fairly for nursing services."
Executive Director Melissa Mills
of CNR expressed her enthusiasm for the partnership, stating, "We
are excited to work with AAACN to advance our shared vision of
nursing reimbursement and value creation. We aim to develop and
implement effective nursing reimbursement and billing models by
pooling our collective expertise and resources. This partnership is
a significant stride toward our mission of empowering nurses and
ensuring recognition of their true value within the health care
delivery system."
This partnership comes just before the Commission's inaugural
Legislative Summit on June 20,
2024, in Washington, D.C.
Rachel Start and Cynthia Murray will present a session about
Reimbursement in the Outpatient Setting as part of a daylong
conversation about modernizing reimbursement structures for nursing
and moving away from a cost-minimization environment that does not
deliver on value. The event hosts legislators, policymakers, and
nursing executives and aims to explore new models aimed at
stabilizing and sustaining the nursing workforce.
About AAACN: The American Academy of Ambulatory Care
Nursing is the professional association for nurses and nurse
leaders specializing in community and ambulatory care settings.
AAACN's tagline is "Shaping Care Where Life Happens." Its vision is
to realize "A Healthier World through Nursing Excellence,
Leadership, and Innovation, Revolutionizing Healthcare." The AAACN
Strategic Plan focuses on building the science of ambulatory Care
nursing, expanding expertise and empowering excellence, and using
our expertise to transform health for people and communities.
Evidence is growing that shows registered nurses improve quality,
safety, equitable access and service, and lower overall costs in
ambulatory care settings. AAACN focuses on educating payers,
legislators and other decision-makers about the critical
contributions of the RN in improving the health of our
nation.
About CNR: The Commission for Nurse Reimbursement,
founded in 2023, aims to modernize reimbursement for nursing
services across all areas of the health care continuum. CNR
acknowledges that the current cost-minimization work environment is
creating significant barriers to retaining nurses at the bedside
and recognizes that the nearly 100-year-old health care
reimbursement practice of nursing being an overhead cost to care
delivery is a substantial component of the nursing
crisis.
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rebecca.klavens@ajj.com
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