Group offers support in outcomes management
Sharing solutions by e-mail or regular mail
Are you in search of solutions to a vexing outcomes management problem? Do you need some advice as you launch your outcomes program? You may find answers from a new user's group that has formed to allow an exchange of ideas, questions, and advice among health professionals involved in outcomes management.
Currently, the 60 members of the user's group are mostly nurses, with job titles such as case manager, nurse clinician, practice coordinator, or clinical nurse specialist.
But the user's group is open to physicians, practice administrators, and others who are trying to monitor outcomes in a clinical setting, says Chris Arslanian, PhD, RN, director of research for the Tucson (AZ) Orthopaedic Institute.
Arslanian distributes comments and questions to the group via e-mail and regular mail, giving access to those who are not yet connected to the Internet.
"Everybody's struggling at different points of the process," says Arslanian, who says she formed the group to share what she had learned through the development of an outcomes program for the 17-physician group practice.
"Someone at the very beginning can learn from the mistakes we made," she says. "Let's help everybody get over the hurdles and collect meaningful data."
While group members may be in different medical specialties, they share the difficulties of collecting and analyzing data in a busy, clinical setting, says Arslanian. "The barriers to doing research are still the same no matter what group you're talking to," she says.
[Editor's note: For more information on the outcomes user's group, contact Chris Arslanian, Director of Research, Tucson Orthopaedic Institute, 2424 N. Wyatt Dr., Tucson, AZ 85712. Telephone: (520) 324-3900. E-mail: [email protected].]
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