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A study released by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and The BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence & Innovation concludes health care organizations need to elevate more nurses to leadership levels where they can fully contribute to the transformation of care. Based on survey data, found that less than a third of clinical leaders have a nurse responsible for innovation and less than half of business leaders have a nurse in their C-suites. “Health stakeholders’ ability to thrive amid the new consumer-driven health system depends on nurses claiming a seat at the table at the leadership level,” said , PhD, RN, Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the . “If true care transformation is to take shape to improve patient outcomes at lower costs, health systems and businesses must recognize that nursing can and must extend well beyond the bedside and community—and into the boardroom.” (Business Wire , 5/6/19)