Community and nurse-managed health centers getting them started and keeping them going /
"This book provides a step-by-step guide to starting and sustaining a community health center, with an emphasis on nurse-managed centers. The authors share their firsthand knowledge with readers, including information on developing a mission statement, pulling together an advisory board, writin...
| Main Author: | Torrisi, Donna L. |
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| Other Authors: | Hansen-Turton, Tine. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Springer Pub.,
[2005]
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| Physical Description: |
vii, 149 pages ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"This book provides a step-by-step guide to starting and sustaining a community health center, with an emphasis on nurse-managed centers. The authors share their firsthand knowledge with readers, including information on developing a mission statement, pulling together an advisory board, writing a business plan, and getting funding. The process for obtaining Federally Qualified Health Center Status (and thus federal funding) is described. The Appendix provides examples including sample bylaws, a full policy and procedure manual, physician and nurse practitioner collaborative agreements, job descriptions, a contract with a local agency, and outcome and assessment guidelines" - Provided by the Publisher. |
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| Item Description: |
"A National Nursing Centers Consortium guide." Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index. The national centers consortium -- Organizational development -- Initial planning -- Ongoing planning -- Funding -- Financial operations -- Policies and procedures -- Continuous quality/performance improvement -- Information systems appendix: a start-up tool kit. "This book provides a step-by-step guide to starting and sustaining a community health center, with an emphasis on nurse-managed centers. The authors share their firsthand knowledge with readers, including information on developing a mission statement, pulling together an advisory board, writing a business plan, and getting funding. The process for obtaining Federally Qualified Health Center Status (and thus federal funding) is described. The Appendix provides examples including sample bylaws, a full policy and procedure manual, physician and nurse practitioner collaborative agreements, job descriptions, a contract with a local agency, and outcome and assessment guidelines" - Provided by the Publisher. |
| Physical Description: |
vii, 149 pages ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-142) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0826123554 9780826123558 |