The Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) Core Curriculum (2nd Edition) offers content developed by experts that will provide RNs with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to practice in all health care settings today and tomorrow. The CCTM Core Curriculum will help RNs to: practice at the top of their license and become certified in CCTM; enhance interprofessional collaboration and communication; enhance safety and quality of patient outcomes; consistently provide best evidence-based assessments and interventions; gain expertise in population health management; tap into nurse-sensitive outcome metrics; enhance RN informatics knowledge and skills; use big data effectively to manage populations; enhance access to high-quality care; decrease ED use and readmission; decrease health care costs; and expand knowledge of resources and apps used in CCTM.

The leadership of RNs is critical to solving the puzzle of fragmented patient care. The Care Coordination and Transition Management Core Curriculum is an evidence-based, patient-centered program that covers the dimensions, competencies, and activities of care coordination and transition management. It is designed to help you: Improve patient outcomes; Enhance access to quality care; Decrease hospital re-admissions; Decrease health care costs; Help patients navigate the health care system; Ensure continuity and seamless transitions among levels and settings of care; Work effectively in Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Accountable Care Organizations; Improve the individual patient's experience of care

The Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing (3rd Edition) has been organized and expanded to address the educational needs of nurses new to the specialty and those with experience, as well as to provide a review for those who seek specialty certification as an ambulatory care nurse.

Welcome to the Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) Review Questions published by the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN). This set of mock test items is designed to assist nurses in assessing their knowledge of the practice of care coordination and transition management, and to prepare for the Certified in Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCCTM) exam provided by the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) in collaboration with AAACN. Professional nurses should take every opportunity to advance their expertise, skills, and knowledge, and use tools such as this publication to assess their knowledge gaps and learn from studying the answers.

This text contains the core body of knowledge for case management practice as delineated by the Case Management Society of America (CMSA), the largest professional organization of case managers. The core curriculum provides a "synthesis of case management evolution," and presents essential elements, concepts, and vision for current and future case management practice. This edition is significantly expanded to reflect the dynamic changes taking place in case management. Each chapter is organized in a consistent format that includes learning objectives; introduction; important terms and concepts; key definitions; and references.

Care Coordination : A Blueprint for Action for RNs, [the sequel to the ANA's Care Coordination: the Game Changer] helps today’s nurses reclaim this critical practice domain. It explores key issues in care coordination and offers timely, strategic actions nurses can take right now to identify opportunities and overcome barriers. It also includes critical resources for nurse care coordinators.. It also includes critical resources for nurse care coordinators. This book will help you: Understand care coordination - past, present, and future - as well as the professional and practice environments in which it occurs; define the activities associated with effective care coordination; recognize the significant need for care coordination and opportunities for nurses Identify and explore issues pivotal to creating new inroads for nursing to adapt and advance this important work; expand the capacity of nurses to deliver care coordination and develop new and better care coordination models. Learn how you and your fellow nurses can advance your important role in care coordination in the current and emerging health care environment. -- Publisher's website.

This document is an evolution of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing'sbody of work related Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) and a major step forward for nurses in CCTM roles. It is the first statement of the scope andstandards of practice for RNs engaged in CCTM. This document may be used as a tool to advance professional CCTM nursing practice, patientand population health, andthe performance outcomes of health care institutions.