This season, the season of “Peace & Joy” around the world, has been challenged by the fear of disasters (end of the Mayan Calendar, fiscal cliff and Medicare payment reductions) and real violence, grief and sorrow. They all point to some very real work that needs to be done on several fronts – with our …
Best of 2012-Nurse Practitioners
It’s always a thrill to be recognized for the work you do, but what’s even more fun this time around is to see the recognition given to so many of the NPBO members and our NP colleagues around the country. This list of 100 Best includes Private NP owned practices; Blogs by NP’s and RN’s; …
5 Common Marketing Blunders that Health Care Providers Make
Most health care providers who have a clinical practice, or any type of business where they rely on clients, will need to market in order to sustain and grow that practice and business. While knowing how to market is essential, it’s also just as valuable to know what you should not be doing when …
NPBO Announces National NP Survey
According to the Pearson Report, there are now almost 158,000 Nurse Practitioners in the United States, however, the actual number of NPs in their own business is unknown. The purpose of this project is to discover how many NPs own their own business and practices as well as how many are considering joining their ranks. …
Ebb and Flow of Business
As you think of your Nurse Practitioner owned business and practice, consider these thoughts.
Improving Practice Revenue
A common concern of practice owners, especially with the real and potential cuts in reimbursement is “How can I generate more revenue?” The topic is discussed not-to-infrequent in the NPBO™ forum, on health care provider social media groups and the subject of questions I receive in my in box. On Thursday 4/22/2010, we will be …
Nurse Practitioner Fights Back as 113 Million U.S. Households Face Risk of Contamination
Shirley A. Saunders RN, MSN, APRN-BC warned U.S. heads of household, “If you do not adopt simple wellness practices, you will continue to fight allergies, sinus infections, colds, and many other types of antibiotic resistant infections that spread rampantly through many American homes. Many preventable infectious diseases are spread throughout the U.S. because of ignorance …
