Smart Phones and Medical Apps

by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 28, 2010

palm-preSeems 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?

NP Interview: Pain Management

by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 18, 2010

hart2010Join 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.

Open Q&A February 8th

by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 6, 2010

questions.jpgOnce 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™.

Medicare Provider Enrollment

by Barbara C. Phillips, NP on February 6, 2010

NP Questions about MedicareMany 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…]

Nurse Practitioner Practice in Australia

January 29, 2010

Health care, delivered by Nurse Practitioners, in NP run clinics and offices is growing around the world. This is a good thing. We know there is a shortage of primary care providers and health care consumers need and want a choice in their providers.
However, despite studies showing that NPs are excellent clinicians who provide effective [...]

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Social Media Survey for Clinicians

January 11, 2010

Social Media is something that health care providers are talking about. So are the medical-legal folks!  We @ NPBO ™  are working on information about how Nurse Practitioners and other clinicans can best use this media for communication and marketing – and do so in a safe and ethical manner for ourselves as well as [...]

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NPBO(tm) Member Only Q&A

January 6, 2010

Members of Nurse Practitioner Business Owner™ will have a chance to ask any question you have during our next monthly Q&A call which is scheduled for Monday January 11, 2010. This benefit is exclusive to NPBO™ members.
This is your chance to ask any question to have about start up and growing your business or practice. [...]

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NP Interviews: KC Arnold, ANP, BC-ADM

January 4, 2010

What do you do when you are suddenly without a job, and have no prospects of any acceptable employment? And you need to make it happen within weeks? Oh yes, and you are trying to do this post hurricane?
You do as Nike® says…”Just Do It”! And that is exactly what our next guest on NP [...]

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A Note of Thanks to Nurse Practitioners

December 30, 2009

As 2009 comes to a close, I’ve been looking back and reflecting on these past 12 months.
On a personal level, it’s been a year of change and thus, growth. As is true for most of us, there have been some wins and some loses.  Often those loses are lessons in life, giving us strength and [...]

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Medicare to Hold Payments to Providers

December 28, 2009

Nurse Practitioners, along with other health care providers can expect to have payments held for “up to the first 10 business days of January”.
According to CMS:
The President has signed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2010 which provides for a zero percent (0%) update to the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for a two [...]

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