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Initiative on the Future of Medicine and Indiana Action Coalition: Transforming Health Care . Donna L. Boland, PhD, RN Co-Chair of the Indiana Action Coalition President of the Interim Board of Directors Indiana Center for Nursing .
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Initiative on the Future of Medicine and Indiana Action Coalition: Transforming Health Care Donna L. Boland, PhD, RN Co-Chair of the Indiana Action Coalition President of the Interim Board of Directors Indiana Center for Nursing
Landmark IOM report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health released in October of 2010. Report sponsored by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) • Examination of the nursing workforce • Recommendations for an blueprint action plan for the future to address perceived needs Where It All Began….
Where’s the Fit? Should-Could-Would We
Strength of stated goals and objectives • Strength and length of nurse/non-nurse partnerships • Strength of existing skills, experience, assets and current efforts • Existing infrastructure • Integration of existing RWJF program resources • Ability to partner or co-lead with potential funders and/or business partners AC Criteria for Selection
Ensure that nurses can practice to full extent of their education and training • Improve nursing education • Provide opportunities for nurses to assume leadership positions and to serve as full partners in health care redesign and improvement efforts • Improve data collection for workforce planning and policy-making IOM Report Recommendations
IOM Report and Invitation to Action Could We? • Generated good deal of Interest from organizations and schools • Discussion of what organizations fit concept-if any • Indiana Center for Nursing arguments for lead as both statewide and collaborative—ability to partner • Identifying our strengths—what was going on in state • Taking lead but acting inclusionary
Finding the Right Co-Lead Could We? • Examining our current partnerships • Current activities with non-nursing partners • Length and strength of partnerships • Partners with existing state-wide infrastructures • Complementary skills and assets • Having exploratory conversations with potential co-leads---selling the concept and level of involvement
Action Coalition ExpectationsShould We? Divert resources to meet the expectations of an action coalition—the right thing to do? Compromise current activities Politically correct Competitive against other states Economically sustainable Sell it to potential funders and/or business partners
Indiana Action Coalition Our Partners Organizations Indiana Center for Nursing (formally INWDC) Indiana Area Health Education Coalition (AHEC) Co-Leads Donna Boland, RN Richard Kiovsky, MD
Indiana Action Coalition Our Plan • Strengthen our data collection for ensuring we have the quality of workforce needed to address the health of Indiana citizens • Leader in interprofessional educational and practice • Become a magnet state for nursing practice
Identify activities to reflect the full scope of nursing practice • Facilitate collaborative efforts in transforming care for citizens of Indiana • Maximize utilization of clinical experiences for health related programs statewide • Collaborate with partners to review and propose relevant changes to the existing statute and/or rules related to nursing practice Indiana AC Goals
Increase funding to support nurses returning for additional education leading to either an APN role or a doctorate • Implement to the fullest extent the minimum nursing data set especially as it relates to nursing supply and demand Indiana AC Goals (cont)
INWDC • Indiana AHEC • Nursing 2000 • Nursing 2000 North • IHA • IONE and its chapters • Council of Indiana Deans and Directors • ISNA • Health Education Resources (HER) Indiana AC “Initial” Partners
Steering Committee created for oversight and accountability • Four Action Committees established with co-chairs from around state appointed • Additional partners being sought • Engagement of Indiana nursing leaders and organizations • Seek funding partners to support initiatives Next Steps
Indiana Four Major Emphases Interprofessional Education and Practice Patient Safety Education Practice
All of Us! What Will It Take to Achieve Success?
Make Indiana a magnet state for nursing practice! We can do it….TOGETHER! Ultimate Goal