Running head: CARE COORDINATION 1
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Care Coordination Presentation for Colleagues Script
Maria Robinson
Capella University
NURS-FPX4050 Coord Patient-Centered Care
Assessment #3: Care Coordination Presentation for Colleagues
January, 2020
, CARE COORDINATION SCRIPT 2
Hello, My name is Maria Robinson, as most of you know I have been a nurse here for
just over 4 years. I have been asked to share some information regarding care coordination. In
this presentation I will explain what care coordination is and what effect it has on positive
patient outcomes, what it entails, and how ethics are intertwined. We all became nurses with a
passion for care giving, to help people heal from and prevent illness, to nurture and educate on
healthy lifestyle choices. All of this is a part of care coordination and patient centered care.
What is care coordination?
Synchronization of the delivery of the patient’s health care from multiple
providers, the goals of care coordination are to improve positive outcomes by ensuring
that the care provided from multiple providers is not delivered haphazardly, and to help
reduce health care costs, (NEJM Catalyst, 2018).
Importance of care coordination
Care coordination is crucial to patient and positive outcomes. According to Dr.
Botsford in an online article from 2017 “poor care coordination creates negative consequences
for both patients and healthcare providers”, [ CITATION Bea17 \l 1033 ]. Another physician in
the same article goes on to state that inadequate care coordination is a systemic issue across the
healthcare industry after a personal experience with his dog. The veterinarian providing his
dog’s care took as long as was needed to give detailed instructions for care for his dog at home.
This made him realize that this veterinarian spent more time with him regarding his dog than he
himself does with preparing a human for discharging home. Medication reconciliation is an
equally important factor in care coordination for positive outcomes. Ensuring the patient is
leaving with the correct medications prescribed as well as the education regarding these and the
SCRIPT
Care Coordination Presentation for Colleagues Script
Maria Robinson
Capella University
NURS-FPX4050 Coord Patient-Centered Care
Assessment #3: Care Coordination Presentation for Colleagues
January, 2020
, CARE COORDINATION SCRIPT 2
Hello, My name is Maria Robinson, as most of you know I have been a nurse here for
just over 4 years. I have been asked to share some information regarding care coordination. In
this presentation I will explain what care coordination is and what effect it has on positive
patient outcomes, what it entails, and how ethics are intertwined. We all became nurses with a
passion for care giving, to help people heal from and prevent illness, to nurture and educate on
healthy lifestyle choices. All of this is a part of care coordination and patient centered care.
What is care coordination?
Synchronization of the delivery of the patient’s health care from multiple
providers, the goals of care coordination are to improve positive outcomes by ensuring
that the care provided from multiple providers is not delivered haphazardly, and to help
reduce health care costs, (NEJM Catalyst, 2018).
Importance of care coordination
Care coordination is crucial to patient and positive outcomes. According to Dr.
Botsford in an online article from 2017 “poor care coordination creates negative consequences
for both patients and healthcare providers”, [ CITATION Bea17 \l 1033 ]. Another physician in
the same article goes on to state that inadequate care coordination is a systemic issue across the
healthcare industry after a personal experience with his dog. The veterinarian providing his
dog’s care took as long as was needed to give detailed instructions for care for his dog at home.
This made him realize that this veterinarian spent more time with him regarding his dog than he
himself does with preparing a human for discharging home. Medication reconciliation is an
equally important factor in care coordination for positive outcomes. Ensuring the patient is
leaving with the correct medications prescribed as well as the education regarding these and the
