Opting out of Medicare has caused a lot of confusion for NPs and other providers. Not understanding what it means can lead to problems & fines. In this episode of the NP Business Matters Podcast (Episode #65) I address: The Social Security Act and how that impacts providers. When you can bill Medicare and when Read More
Do you ever wonder how you can provide legal protection for your nurse and nurse practitioner license? Are you concerned about malpractice? Do you know how to protect yourself…and if you own your own practice and business…do you know what you need to protect yourself and your business? Most of us think we do, but we don’t Read More
This year, Nurse Practitioners are celebrating 50 years, and thus NPWeek is bound to be full of celebrations, education and outreach. According to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners there are currently over 205,000 nurse practitioners in the US. That’s a lot of NPs, and their patients and supporters who will be celebrating during NPWeek Read More
The idea of a contract is often scary to clinicians primarily because they seem to be in a language other than English, are cumbersome and just don’t make a lot of sense. Contracts, in their basic form are nothing more than a written agreement of the terms for the subject at hand. While they can Read More
Most health care providers, including nurse practitioners are ever vigilant to issues of malpractice. We all chant “do no harm”. And yet we are human. We fly through the day trying to get everything done – seeing our patients, refilling medications, filling out authorizations, reports and other paperwork; ordering consults, therapies and test; interpreting test Read More
All health care professionals including advanced practice clinicians (nurse practitioners and physician assistants) want to prevent any potential legal actions related to the excellent care they provide. Let me first start off by saying, I am not an attorney and I don’t play one in real life, on TV or on the internet. I had Read More
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