Press Releases

New President for AAACN

June 25, 2018 - Pitman, NJ – Kathy Mertens, DNP, MN, MPH, RN, of Seattle, WA, was inducted as president of the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) during the association’s 43rd Annual Conference in Lake Buena Vista, FL, May 9-12.

AAACN Releases “State of the Industry Report” Outlining Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Indicators

PITMAN, NJ – Over the past twenty years, with an eye on reducing costs and improving care, patients are spending less time in the hospital and more time in ambulatory care. Yet the way we currently measure a nurse’s impact is the same for inpatient and outpatient settings...

Ambulatory Care Nursing Conference to Celebrate 40th Anniversary, Highlight Coordinated Care

PRESS RELEASE: Pitman, NJ – Ambulatory care and telehealth nurses who attend the upcoming American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) 40th Annual Conference will place themselves at the vanguard of one of the hottest topics in health care today: care coordination.

Wolters Kluwer Health to Work with AAACN to Add Ambulatory Care Nursing to Lippincott Procedures

AAACN is pleased to announce it will collaborate with Wolters dddKluwer Health to develop a new ambulatory care nursing category for Lippincott Procedures, the leading software used by nurses and other clinicians at the point-of-care and in competency management...

Ambulatory Care and Medical-Surgical Nursing Organizations Collaborate on First-Ever Certification Exam for Care Coordination and Transition Management

PRESS RELEASE: Pitman, NJ – In an exciting leap forward to ensure patient care is safely and efficiently coordinated among qualified providers, the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) and the Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board (MSNCB) announce their collaboration on a Care Coordination and Transition Management (CCTM) certification exam...