The UnitedHealth Group Center for Nursing Advancement (CFNA) announced
the formation of an External Nurse Advisory Board (ENAB).
UnitedHealth Group Center for Nursing Advancement has formed its External Nurse Advisory Board. L to R: Susan Jeska, Mark Earnest, Jeannine Rivet, Sue Hassmiller, Julee Thompson, Jean Johnson, Dawn Bazarko, Catherine Dower, Mark Pauly, Polly Pittman, Adriana Perez (not pictured: Cathy Rick). Photo: Steve Niedorf.
The goal of the ENAB is to inform, create and evolve nursing best
practices in order to create strong partnerships across nursing,
education and the health care industry; influence nursing policy and
changes in the national landscape; and further the nursing profession.
UnitedHealth Group is the largest nongovernmental employer of nurses in
the United States.
“The Center
for Nursing Advancement (CFNA) was founded in 2008 to prepare nurses
for expanding roles and solving the most pressing health care problems
of today and tomorrow, tackling the challenges of a health care system
in transition and shaping the future of the health care industry,” said
Jeannine Rivet, executive vice president, UnitedHealth Group and
executive sponsor of the CFNA. “The ENAB was created to further this
mission, not only for the more than 24,000 UnitedHealth Group nurse
employees in the United States and seven other countries, but for nurses
everywhere.”
“We formed the External Nurse Advisory Board to help lead the way in
advancing nursing as a profession, and influencing thought leadership
and innovation in nursing and health care in our country,” said Dawn
Bazarko, senior vice president Center for Nursing Advancement at
UnitedHealth Group and ENAB co-chair.
ENAB members include:
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Dawn Bazarko, DNP, MPH, RN, Center for Nursing Advancement Senior Vice
President,
UnitedHealth Group Co-chair
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Sue Hassmiller, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,
Senior Advisor for Nursing and Director, Future of Nursing: Campaign
for Action
External Co-Chair
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Catherine Dower, JD, Health Policy and Law Director, University of
California San Francisco, Center for Health Professions
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Mark Earnest, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine; Director of
Interprofessional Education, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical
Campus
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Jean Johnson, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Dean and Professor, The George
Washington University School of Nursing
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Mark Pauly, Ph.D., Project Director, Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality
Research Initiative (INQRI); Professor, Health Care Management;
Professor, Business Economics and Public Policy, The Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania
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Adriana Perez, Ph.D., RN, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor, Arizona State
University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation
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Polly Pittman, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Public Health &
Health Services, George Washington University
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Cathy Rick, Ph.D.(h), RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAAN, Former Chief Nursing
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Senior Advisor, Jonas Center
for Nursing Excellence
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Julee Thompson, MSN, RN, MBA, CPHIMS, FACHE, Chief Healthcare
Executive, Sprint
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Jeannine Rivet, MPH, BSN, RN, FAAN, Executive Vice President,
UnitedHealth Group
Ex-Officio UnitedHealth Group Member
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Susan Jeska, BAN, RN, MBA, Ed.D., Vice President, Center for Nursing
Advancement
Ex-Officio UnitedHealth Group Member
“UnitedHealth Group and the Center for Nursing Advancement are already
doing so much to harness the power of nursing for better patient care,”
said Sue Hassmiller, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, senior advisor for nursing, Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation and Director, Future of Nursing: Campaign for
Action. “To form a group like this and combine forces to explore ways to
improve health care is even more remarkable.”
To learn more about the Center for Nursing Advancement, visit http://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/Nursing%20Advancement/Default.aspx
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is a diversified health and well-being
company dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making
health care work better. With headquarters in Minnetonka, Minn.,
UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services
through two distinct platforms: UnitedHealthcare, which provides health
care coverage and benefits services; and Optum, which provides
information and technology-enabled health services. Through its
businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more than 85 million people
worldwide. For more information, visit UnitedHealth Group at www.unitedhealthgroup.com.
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