Health Policy: Reimbursement of NPs
Health Policy: Reimbursement of NPs
Health Policy: Reimbursement of NPs
This week we will discuss either APN benefits to practice or the role of the Nurse Informaticist.
Choose one of the two questions to address. Be sure to respond to both questions in your
response to peers.
Discussion Question 1: For this question, using the South University Library do a search and find
at least one research article (study design must be discussed) addressing one or more of the
concepts noted.
How does APN practice demonstrate cost-effectiveness, reduction in errors and misuse or
overuse of services?
Discussion Question 2: For this question, using the South University Library do a search (include
specialty organizations) and address the following questions relative to the Nurse Informaticists:
When would you consult with the nurse informaticists?
What role does the nurse informaticists play in primary care?
What qualifications and credentialing are held by nurse informaticists?
Suggested URLs to assist you in answering this DQ:
(American Nursing Informatics Association, the NI Community of HIMSS , the Alliance for
Nursing Informatics or the Nursing Informatics Special Interest Group of the American Medical
Informatics Association).
Participation Responses: No later than the due date assigned, review and comment on the
discussion question responses posted by at least two of your peers and faculty. Continue to
monitor your question and responses until the end of the week.
Guidelines: Support your responses with scholarly academic references using APA style format.
Assigned course readings and online library resources are preferred. Weekly lecture notes are
designed as overviews to the topic for the respective week and should not serve as a citation or
In your discussion question response, provide a substantive response that illustrates a wellreasoned and thoughtful response; is factually correct with relevant scholarly citations,
references, and examples that demonstrate a clear connection to the readings.
