Meet Dr. Angie Golden, DNP, FAANP. Angie is the owner of the NP Obesity Treatment Clinic in Arizona, the author of clinical and non-clinical books, a speaker, an educator, and has been one of our national NP leaders. Today we are talking about the journey through business, leadership, and writing. Angie shares many ideas on …
Barb Dehn on Business, Media and Your Message
In this episode #24 of the NP Business Matters podcast, I have the honor of talking with Barb Dehn, MS, NP, FAANP on business, media, and your message. I first met Barb over 10 years ago, when she did a media training for AANP Region X leaders in Anchorage, AK. I was so impressed, at …
CLIA Waivers & Your Practice
In this episode of the NP Business Matters podcast, I discuss the most misconceptions and frequently asked questions about CLIA Waivers. A CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments) Waiver simply allows you to do point of care (POC) testing in your practice. That POC testing must be done with tests that have received the designation of …
Dr. Deborah Karas on Becoming a Nurse Legal Expert
In Episode #22 of the NP Business Matters Podcast, I talk with Dr. Deborah Karas, nurse practitioner. Most commonly when people hear the term “nurse expert”, it elicits lots of questions: What is a nurse expert? What do they do? Are they different than an LNC? Where can they work? What kind of clinical expertise …
Dr. Cindy Elliott on Serving the Deaf Community
In this episode of the NP Business Matters Podcast, I talk with Dr. Cindy Elliott, nurse practitioner. Cindy started her practice in 2009 and ran it successfully for many years before joining a larger practice this past year. Learn how she set herself up for success, as well as build in time and space to …
Medicare, Are you in or out?
The idea of opting in or out of Medicare is a frequent question we receive. In this episode of the NP Business Matters Podcast, Short Takes, we discuss this in further detail. The most important thing clinicians need to understand is when you opt out of Medicare, you are out everywhere. It’s global. You are …
Seven Reasons to Think Twice Before Starting a Business in 2021
In today’s episode of the NP Business Matters Podcast, I talk about some reasons that should give you pause if you are considering starting a business or practice. Now I wrote about this previously, but it needed to be updated for this year. You can read below, or if you prefer, you can listen to …