November 14, 2007
Are your subcontracted nursing partners representing you effectively? Do you lose money every time you subcontract nursing services? When should you subcontract vs. using your own nurses? Are you "managing" your subcontracted nursing partners or are they "managing" you? Get these, and other pressing nursing questions, answered in this thorough audio conference.
There are many challenges in managing home infusion nursing services. This audio examines the current challenges and offer key insights in providing the best quality, and most cost-effective nursing care for your home infusion patients.
Turn your current challenges into successful outcomes by listining to this audio and learning the tried-and-true strategies that have helped so many others! Our featured speaker, Melissa Leone, RN, BSN, National Director of Nursing, Apria Healthcare in Cromwell, CT brings a wealth of knowledge from the operational, clinical and management areas of nursing.
Gather your nurse managers together for this audio!
Program Description
Providing high quality home infusion nursing services is the key to achieving patient satisfaction and successful clinical outcomes for home infusion therapy providers. It is also often the key to successfully competing in your market. Whether you contract to provide infusion nursing visits, or have your own staff of infusion nurses, there are significant challenges to managing the nursing component of the care you deliver. This program will examine the current challenges in managing home infusion nursing and offer key insights in providing high quality and cost-effective nursing care for your home infusion patients.
Faculty
Melissa Leone, RN, BSN, National Director, Nursing, Apria Healthcare, Cromwell, CT
Faculty Bio
Melissa Leone accepted the position of National Director, Nursing in January 2006, after 15 years at Apria Healthcare in a variety of other roles. Throughout her 16 year tenure at Apria, Ms. Leonehas functioned in a succession of clinical and operational management roles, culminating in this current position. She brings stability to the Infusion organization through her historical knowledge of Apria Infusion operations and ability to provide detailed clinical and marketing support to the program.
Ms. Leone started her career with Apria Healthcare in 1990 after 5 years at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT, primarily working in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit. She also functioned in a Clinical Advisor capacity and managed the Medical and Surgical patient flow process for this 1,000 bed facility on an as-needed basis. Her extensive experience in acute care and clinical supervision prepared her well for entry into the Home Infusion arena.
She earned her BS in Nursing from Southern Connecticut State University in Connecticut.
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