Freeing Time and Reducing Costs: The Value of a Specialized Nursing Service in IBD

Aiya Aboubakr; Dana J Lukin

doi:10.1093/ibd/izad201

Freeing Time and Reducing Costs: The Value of a Specialized Nursing Service in IBD

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2024 Jun 3;30(6):1046-1047. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izad201.

Authors

Aiya Aboubakr¹, Dana J Lukin²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
² Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 37861392
DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad201

No abstract available

Keywords: IBD; nursing; practice management.

Plain language summary

This invited editorial provides commentary on the manuscript by Yu et al regarding outcomes of a dedicated IBD nursing service. We highlight financial, time, and care quality benefits identified by the authors and contextualize the results for journal readership.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Female
Health Care Costs / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases* / economics
Male