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.
A self-rating on the Science of Leadership competencies in the Nurse Manager Inventory (NMLC, 2004) is a good place for emerging leaders to begin to identify their strengths and weaknesses. Nurse managers are in a unique position to involve emerging leaders in the development and monitoring of a unit budget.