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Upsells in Healthcare: Ethical, Legal, Risky?

Nurse Practitioners in Business

As an NP in private practice, youre balancing patient care with operating a business. All business owners are looking for ways to increase income and boost the bottom line. Upselling and cross-selling are widely used practices to do just that; they increase the value of a sale or service. Whats the Risk?

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HIPAA: What You Can and Can’t Disclose

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Specific organizations and individuals, referred to as “Covered Entities,” are subject to the Privacy Rules and include healthcare providers, health plans, healthcare clearing houses, and business associates. Smaller organizations, including private practices, often unintentionally violate HIPAA regulations.

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Nurse-Midwives Can Practice without Physician Supervision in North Carolina

Scrubs

She used to work as a certified nurse-midwife at a private practice in Wilmington, but everything changed in the course of a day. The physicians who owned the practice abruptly suspended all maternity services at the clinic, and suddenly, Wertman was out of a job. “I I had that hope because we had such a need.