Meet the Author of INSPIREd Healthcare, 12-16 July in the Global Member Forum!

Starts:  Jul 12, 2021 12:00 AM (ET)
Ends:  Jul 16, 2021 11:59 PM (ET)
Billie Lynn Allard, author of the Sigma publication INSPIREd Healthcare, will be answering your questions in the Global Member Forum, 12-16 July! Meet Billie and follow along with her account of implementing an accountable community of health in pursuit of the Triple Aim. Come prepared with your questions for this Q&A session!

About the Book: As nurses in clinical, academic, and community settings grapple with the real challenges facing the nursing profession outlined in the Future of Nursing 2020-2030, learn how one innovative nursing team successfully implemented strategies to transform care delivery to meet the Triple Aim Goals: improving patient experience of care, improving health of populations, and reducing per capita healthcare costs. This journey included partnering with primary care providers and specialists, home care and skilled nursing facilities and community agencies to integrate care delivery and improve quality outcomes. Partnerships with local nursing schools resulted in clinical rotations and curriculum development to expand student's perspective and preparation for value-based care and population health.

Especially as healthcare costs are outpacing the economy, healthcare systems are shifting from fee-for-service to value-based payment to deliver high-quality care while reducing costs. This shift presents nurses with the opportunity to take the lead in transforming care delivery. INSPIREd Healthcare follows author Billie Lynn Allard and her team of nurses as they successfully implement an accountable community of health in pursuit of the Triple Aim. The INSPIRE Model they follow provides an evidence-based blueprint for other healthcare systems hoping to solve the complicated problems surrounding care transitions and health promotion and serves as a model for future nursing curriculum development.


How to Participate:
-Make sure you have joined the Global Member Forum and are subscribed to receive emails. Learn more about managing your preferences. Need help with this? Please email us at memserv@sigmanursing.org. 

-Look for the Q&A thread which will be posted on Monday, 12 July. This will be the start to our conversation, and you can begin posting your questions. The book author will be answering questions in the thread all week.

About the Author: Billie Lynn Allard, MS, RN, FAAN, former Administrative Director of Population Health and Transitions of Care at Southwestern Vermont Health Care., now a population health consultant assisting health systems and academic settings across the country. As an exceptional nursing leader for the past 35 years, Allard has spent her career leading innovation in community hospital settings, serving as Director of Cardiopulmonary Nursing, Director of the Emergency Department, and Chief Nursing Officer. Her innovative and INSPIRING work resulted in recognition by ANCC Magnet with Magnet Nurse of the Year (2017) for one of her team, Magnet Prize for Innovation (2018), American Academy recognition as an Edge Runner (2018) and FAAN (2019) and most recently AHA Rural Health Leadership Award (2020).  She presently serves on the AONL Continuum of Care committee creating a tool kit focused on Value-Based Care Delivery.