Nurse Practitioners in Business

APRIL 12, 2024

Many Nurse Practitioners have built successful practices on a shoestring budget. Navigating the credentialing process in a timely manne r so you can accept commercial insurance and Medicare/Medicaid. The post Starting A Practice: Questions Every Nurse Practitioner Should Ask appeared first on Nurse Practitioners in Business.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With more than 100 million Americans lacking access to primary care, employing more nurse practitioners (NPs) and allowing them to practice at the top of their license is critical to making healthcare more accessible in rural areas, NP leaders say. We are up to more than 355,000 nurse practitioners across the U.S.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Have you ever wondered what success tips nurse practitioner business owners would share with you? I recently asked Nurse Practitioner business owners to share some of their top success tips for those who are thinking about starting and growing their own practices. Well, here they are.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

JULY 13, 2023

And there are Nurse Practitioners who “fall” into their practice. For example, a practice might be able to respond quicker to new Medicare rules since potential threats were identified earlier through the business planning process. And some situations may or may not require a business plan.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

AUGUST 5, 2024

A Wall Street Journal investigation of insurer home visits found the companies pushed nurses to run screening tests and add unusual diagnoses, turning the roughly hourlong stops in patients’ homes into an extra $1,818 per visit, on average, from 2019 to 2021.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JANUARY 27, 2023

Granting full practice authority (FPA) to nurse practitioners (NPs) is a “costless” way to help communities of color address healthcare access disparities, say authors of a new West Virginia University study. The debate over allowing nurse practitioners to exercise FPA. “In

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Nurse.com

JULY 18, 2022

If you are a registered nurse or LPN/LVN looking to take the next step in your career, you should certainly consider an advanced practice degree and the steps to become a Nurse Practitioner. The Need for Nurse Practitioners. Education to Become a Nurse Practitioner.

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

JULY 5, 2023

appeared first on Nurse Practitioners in Business. So basically…are you doing everything you should be doing, not only in the types of care you are providing but also in the business aspect of your practice? You can sign up for this free webinar at [link]. Have you been audited? The post Do You Worry About Getting Audited?

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

MARCH 22, 2024

Recently, a tax-related question posted in the Nurse Practitioner in Business FB Group caught my eye. As a Nurse Practitioner in private practice, the type of taxes you’re responsible for paying depends on the legal structure of your business. The question concerned FICA taxes and how they are paid.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Ferrara, DNP, FNP, president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), in an interview. “One of the biggest challenges as a nurse practitioner is the administrative burden of the work that we do,” such as prior authorization forms and documentation. So forecasted Stephen A.

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Nursing Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Prime Minister has promised the largest single investment in Medicare in its 41 years , tripling the current bulk billing incentive but the opposition has said it will match it. How total Medicare payments for common visits will increase. Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has promised to match Labor's Medicare pledge.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 14, 2022

territories, with full practice authority legislation (FPA) that empowers nurse practitioners to provide the complete scope of services for which they were trained. Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP- BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, President of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), in a news release. .

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Nurse Practitioners in Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The most significant growth in those needing healthcare is the geriatric population, and most of them will have Medicare and seek providers accepting Medicare. (By By the way, all providers, by law, must accept Medicare unless they intentionally and formally opt out.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 27, 2023

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) commends Sens. Merkley (D-OR) and Lummis (R-WY) for introducing the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act in the U.S. It is vital that the millions of Medicare and Medicaid patients who choose NPs receive timely access to high-quality healthcare.

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Daily Nurse

JUNE 30, 2023

American Association of Nurse Practitioners ( AANP ) and more than 235 organizations sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. 2713, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act. NPs provide high-quality healthcare to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and healthcare settings.

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Nursing Review

MARCH 17, 2025

For too long, our highly skilled nurses, nurse practitioners, and midwives have been held back by outdated regulations, restrictive funding models, and professional silos, the statement reads. For Endorsed Midwives, this includes tests such as NIPT, pelvic ultrasound, multiple pregnancy items and iron studies.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

According to “The 2022 Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report: 5th Edition,” claims again nurse practitioners (NPs) are rising. To find out what this means and what NPs can do about it, Daily Nurse interviewed Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Nurses Service Organization (NSO).

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Nursing Review

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Existing Canberra walk-in health clinics will be able to treat a wider range of conditions through merging with new Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs). The scheme will be joint funded by the ACT government and will attract an extra $7.1m in federal government funding over three years to the sites from early 2024. “We

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Health Leaders | Nursing

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Two new pieces of bipartisan legislation would give nurse practitioners (NPs) a “huge step forward,” in removing barriers to healthcare, says their national organization’s president. ‘Commonsense’ legislation expands treatment options, one bill sponsor says. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Reps.

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Capitol Beat

APRIL 18, 2025

A critical bottleneck in expanding the nursing workforce is the limited availability of clinical preceptorsexperienced providers who provide hands-on training to nursing students, new nurses, or advance practice nurse candidates serving health professional shortage areas. Take Action for the bill! ICAN Act ( S.

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Nursing Review

MAY 5, 2025

The Prime Minister's campaign was one built on health reform , with the election labelled a referendum on Medicare. Outdated and restrictive Collaborative Arrangement Laws were scrapped for nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives in November. However, Mr Griffin believes too many nurses remain under-utilised nationwide.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) welcomed Stephen A. What do you look forward to most at the helm of one of nursing’s most influential organizations? It’s just great to be leading the largest NP organization that represents over 355,000 nurse practitioners across the U.S.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

APRIL 15, 2025

Reimbursement and full practice authority policies are also critical, especially for nurse practitioners, to demonstrate the value of nursing. On a national level, nurse leaders now find themselves needing to defend Medicare and Medicaid, according to the panelists.

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Empowered Nurses

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As healthcare professionals, nurses and nurse practitioners often find themselves navigating a maze of employment arrangements. With the rise of telehealth, staffing agencies, and healthcare consulting opportunities, the question arises: Can a nurse or nurse practitioner work as a 1099 independent contractor?

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Empowered Nurses

OCTOBER 12, 2023

million registered nurses expected to quit by 2027 means a potential loss of approximately 1.1 million who will move on to other job opportunities or continue their education to become nurse practitioners. The need for nurse practitioners is growing and, according to the U.S. With 25% of our country’s 4.5

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Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

Fortunately, you can realize your dream through the nursing career path. By becoming a nurse practitioner, you can avoid the trials and tribulations of medical school while gaining the necessary knowledge, skills and credentials to treat patients with almost the same care as a practicing physician.

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Capitol Beat

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

After three years of regulatory flexibility in many areas of healthcare delivery, implications of the PHE unwinding for patients, nurses, and communities will be significant. Much of Medicare is in statute, and as a result the Administration has limited authority to expand telehealth absent Congressional action. 42 CFR §482.12(c)(1)–(2)

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

JUNE 14, 2024

Jacqueline Christianson, PhD, FNP-C, is an assistant professor in the Marquette University College of Nursing whose program of research centers around improving workplace well-being among healthcare professionals.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

APRIL 22, 2025

Healthcare Coverage In 2023, 92 percent of Americans had some form of healthcare coveragewhether employer-provided coverage, Medicare or Medicaid or private health insurance. Some policymakers are pushing for higher participation in employer-provided coverage, while others are advocating for Medicare for all. The University of St.

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Nursing Review

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Nurses make up more than 50% of the health workforce and have untapped and under-used skills that would ease the skills gap in our health system. Within this group, nurse practitioners have advanced training and the potential to deliver more services than they’re currently allowed – without the oversight of a GP.

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Nursing Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

However, nurses and midwives who hold an endorsement, such as Nurse Practitioner, must complete an additional 10 hours related to diagnostic investigations and medical prescriptions. Lastly, nursing presents many leadership opportunities and is a key feature of our healthcare system.

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Penn Nursing

DECEMBER 15, 2022

An opportunity in the bone marrow transplant program led to an inpatient Nurse Practitioner role in Oncology. Joined Booze Allen supporting the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and Oncology Care. Not wanting to miss out on education, enrolled in the oncology MSN when Penn began to offer it.

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Amercan Journal of Nursing

AUGUST 19, 2024

National Council of State Boards of Nursing map of Nurse Licensure Compact states. This happened to me as a nurse practitioner after moving to a new state. I didn’t realize how drastically different each states’ Nurse Practice Act could be in terms of advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) scope of practice.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 7, 2023

Georgia Reiner, MS CPHRM, a Risk Analyst at the Nurses Service Organization (NSO), agrees that telehealth has been around for a while. Some nursing professionals, mainly advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), including nurse practitioners (NPs), worked in telehealth before the beginning of the pandemic.

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American Medical Compliance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most medical providers transitioned into online consultations with patients using Telehealth with the help of Medicare. The bill pursues the idea of extending Medicare reimbursements for Telehealth services through 2024 provided by federally qualified employees from a wide variety of health centers.

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Health Leaders | Nursing

JULY 29, 2024

Direct-Reimbursement Nursing Model pilots "expand nursing practice and elevate the value of nursing through direct reimbursement for nursing care delivery, management, and coordination outcomes," says the ANA. This would provide a model for other payers. "If

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Capitol Beat

JANUARY 4, 2024

ANA’s regulatory engagements, though sometimes overlooked, are an important part of our advocacy on behalf of more than 5 million nurses in the U.S. Not surprisingly, the main focus of advocacy is the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its subagency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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