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Consensus , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy , Patient Education as Topic/methods , Self-Management/education , Self-Management/methods , Diabetes Complications/diagnosis , Diabetes Complications/therapy , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/diagnosis , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/economics , Dietetics , Humans , Nurse Practitioners , Nutrition Therapy , Patient Care Team , Pharmacists , Physician Assistants , Primary Health Care/methods , United StatesSubject(s)
American Medical Association/organization & administration , Consensus , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/rehabilitation , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy , Dietetics/organization & administration , Nurse Practitioners/organization & administration , Nutritionists/organization & administration , Patient Education as Topic/organization & administration , Pharmacists/organization & administration , Physician Assistants/organization & administration , Physicians, Family/organization & administration , Psychosocial Support Systems , Self-Management/education , Societies, Medical/organization & administration , Societies, Pharmaceutical/organization & administration , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , United StatesABSTRACT
This article describes an innovative approach to enhancing the capacity of advanced practice clinicians (APCs) in a large faith-based health system consisting of multiple markets across the United States. With the challenges in health care today, promotion of advanced practice is vital to increasing quality and access to care while maintaining cost-effectiveness. The development of a national Advanced Practice Leadership Council led by the Vice President of Advanced Practice at Catholic Health Initiatives has been a progressive approach in mitigating the challenges facing APCs in today's health care arena. The success of the Council has led to its inclusion on the health system's national clinical governance structure. The authors discuss development of the Council along with specific information regarding various committee work, including APC state regulations, delineation of privileges, quality measures, and total compensation.