Insurance claims specialists may work in a variety of industries, including auto, property and life insurance. Many claims specialists work for health insurance companies, ensuring that the costs of a particular treatment are reasonable depending on the diagnosis a patient received. In such a case, a claims specialist may consider common treatments, expected hospital stay and disability time.
HUTCHINSON M and JACKSON D. Nursing Inquiry 2013; 20: 11â22. Transformational leadership in nursing: towards a more critical interpretation. Effective nurse leadership is positioned as an essential factor in achieving optimal patient outcomes and workplace enhancement. Over the last two decades, writing and research on nursing leadership has been dominated by one conceptual theory, that of transformational leadership. This theoretical framework has provided insight into various leader characteristics, with research findings presented as persuasive evidence.
The Clinical Nurse Leader role was developed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) through collaboration between academic and practice leaders in response to quality and safety issues identified by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) reports in 2000.