by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 28, 2010
Seems these days everyone has some sort of smart phone. We use them to manage our lives, keep us organized, keep in contact, share, and function better in the exam room (”second brain”).
As a long time Palm OS user, I opted for the PalmPre last year. There were several reasons, the main one being my available networks are Verizon and Sprint. This past week, I was thrilled when Epocrates came out as a native app for the Pre. That got me thinking…which SmartPhone/PDA are you using, and what medical apps do you have on your phone?
by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 18, 2010
Join us on Sunday, February 21, as we interview Louann Hart DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, NP-C. Clinician, educator, and researcher, Dr. Hart’s focus for the past six years has been the assessment and management of chronic pain. As such, in November of 2007, Louann founded Partners in Healthcare, PLC, a referral based only practice with a primary focus on the medical management of chronic pain.
You will not want to miss the pearls Louann will share with us in how to protect yourself and your patients. If you prescribe scheduled medications at all, you will not want to miss this interview.
If you are on our notification list, you’ll be receiving you link to the teleseminar. If not, you can sign up to be notified about this and future interviews @ www.NPInterviews.
by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 6, 2010
Once a month, members of Nurse Practitioner Business Owner™ (NPBO™ ) have the opportunity to gather together to ask questions (and get answers!), brainstorm and just plain network. So many ideas come out of these gatherings, that I find it’s one of my favorite activities.
Our next Q&A is Monday February 8th at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern. Members can check their email or in the forum for call in information.
If you’d like to participate and are not yet a member, consider joining us @ www.NursePractitionerBusinessOwner.com™.
by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 6, 2010
Many Nurse Practitioners find the process of getting credentialed with Medicare to be confusing or downright frustrating. A few find their dealings with Medicare to be smooth and easy, but most of us are in the confusion camp. Here’s you chance to clear some of that confusion.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding a special open door forum (ODF) on February 17, 2010 at 2:00-3:00 pm Eastern Time via Conference Call Only to discuss Medicare provider enrollment issues. Staff from CMS will discuss: [click to continue…]