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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. Upselling and cross-selling are widely used practices to do just that; they increase the value of a sale or service. However, the risk should be minimal if used responsibly and following best practices. Whats the Risk?

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HIPAA: What You Can and Can’t Disclose

Nurse Practitioners in Business

Smaller organizations, including private practices, often unintentionally violate HIPAA regulations. Best Practices I think it’s safe to say that nobody reading this article wants to violate HIPAA rules intentionally. Here is an overview of what could happen when you break HIPAA rules , published by the HIPAA Journal.

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Nursing Work Environments: A Brief Guide

Nurse.com

Private practice Nurses working in a private practice setting typically deal with fewer patients, as there are fewer doctors present. Patients’ needs may be more specific depending on the specialization of the private practice itself. The pace is traditionally slower due to the lack of emergency situations.

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Challenges of Working as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner

Every Nurse

As a result, they work in a variety of settings, including clinics, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and private practices. AGNP Settings and Specializations AGNPs work in various healthcare settings, including primary care clinics, specialty clinics, long-term care facilities, hospitals, and private practices.

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2024 MONA Board of Director Candidates

American Nurse

In 2015, I had the opportunity to serve as the first Director of the Institute for Emergency Nurses in Advanced Practice at the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) in Chicago, IL., Since 2021, I have been in private practice. During my career, I have always practiced, worked with, and mentored new and experienced RNs.

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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. That’s not an evidence-based health care state.

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Meet Sandra Kim, MD, Chair of Cleveland Clinic Children’s Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Consult QD

I planned to join a private practice in Houston following fellowship from Texas Children’s Hospital. We can do all of the best, practice-changing research, but if we aren’t getting the right interventions to our patients, we have to address these issues as physicians and researchers. Tell us about your research interests.