Wolters Kluwer Health entered into an agreement with the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing to develop a new ambulatory care nursing category for Lippincott Procedures, a procedures software used by nurses and other clinicians.
The collaboration involves AAACN writing and reviewing 100 new ambulatory care nursing procedures, using experts from its membership, which includes more than 3,000 registered nurses working in the outpatient environment. The addition of these new procedures aims to help expand use of Lippincott Procedures in outpatient facilities.
"Ambulatory care nurses are vital in healthcare today as they are well suited to deliver cost-effective, high quality care," said Marianne Sherman, MS, RN-BC, president of AAACN. "By serving patients throughout the continuum of care and promoting better health, these nurses are meeting the changing patient needs that result from the effects of the Affordable Care Act and higher acuity levels in non-acute care settings. We are thrilled to work with Wolters Kluwer Health on Lippincott Procedures to help make this trusted resource become even better for nurses working in ambulatory care."
A new category will be created for the new procedures, which are expected to be available starting in January 2016.
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