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 is an emerging nursing role developed by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in collaboration with an array of leaders from the practice environment. Two AACN task forces were convened to identify (1) how to improve the quality of patient care and (2) how to best prepare nurses with the competencies needed to thrive in the current and future healthcare system.