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Florida NPs Speak Out
November 20, 2009 1:59 PM by Jennifer Ford
Florida's NPs have been fighting a long fight to win controlled substance prescriptive authority in the state. One roadblock is the proliferation of "pill mills" in Florida - clinics of ill repute where seemingly anyone can purchase prescription medications. Read More...
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On the Scene at GAPNA
October 3, 2009 8:41 AM by Michelle Pronsati
The care of older adults is the overriding issue at this year's GAPNA conference of course, but members are also turning their attention to national practice issues that affect all NP specialties. Yesterday, Evelyn Duffy, NP, director of the adult and Read More...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Says NPs Are the Solution
August 31, 2009 1:51 PM by Jill Rollet
Writing in today's issue of USA Today, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell champions nurse practitioners as the means to universal access to healthcare. Together with Tine Hansen-Turton, who is CEO of the National Nursing Centers Consortium headquartered in Read More...
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Nurse Practitioners: Are You "Filling a Gap?"
August 6, 2009 1:13 PM by Jennifer Ford
The recent hype in the media about NPs being able to "fill in" where primary care physicians are clearing out makes me wonder: Are NPs really "filling a gap" like they claim? Or is there more to it? Check out this wsaw.com video on the topic, which features Read More...
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Perspectives on NPs at CNN
July 30, 2009 8:02 AM by Jill Rollet
A couple weeks ago CNN asked readers who should fill the "doctor" shortage. Nine responses are now posted on CNNMoney.com -- two from NPs, three from physicians and one each from a med student, a PA, an EMT and a consumer. Everyone but the EMT address Read More...
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First-Time AANP Conference Attendee: Part 1
June 22, 2009 11:44 AM by Jennifer Ford
This is the first of a series of guest blog posts from first-time American Academy of Nurse Practitioners conference-goers. This post is written by new family NP LaTasha M. Jarnagin, who works at Hamblen Family Medicine in Tennessee: My first American Read More...
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DNP Still Stirs Emotions at NP Conference
June 17, 2009 7:33 PM by Jennifer Ford
The first day of sessions at the largest NP conference in history has come to a close. There are officially over 4,500 NPs attending the 24th National Conference of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, and even in the largest Gaylord resort in Read More...
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HR2350 Includes NPs in Medical Home
June 4, 2009 10:31 AM by Jennifer Ford
On May 12, Representative Allyson Schwartz from Pa. introduced, with 106 cosponsors, the Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act of 2009. The bill aims to increase primary care access for patients and includes nurse practitioners as leaders of patient-centered Read More...
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Texas Columnist: "Legislature Shuts Door on Nurse Care"
May 26, 2009 4:52 PM by Jennifer Ford
San Antonio News business columnist David Hendricks spoke out in favor of a law allowing NP prescribing rights in Texas, which was shut down in the Texas Legislature this legislative session: Despite better protections from malpractice lawsuits and lower Read More...
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Nurse Practitioners Will Reduce Medical Costs
May 19, 2009 4:10 PM by Jennifer Ford
The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) is burning the midnight oil working toward recognition of nurse practitioners as primary healthcare providers. This is especially important as President Obama prepares to consider healthcare reform in the United States. Read More...
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Nurse Practitioners Are the Answer
May 11, 2009 11:27 AM by Jennifer Ford
The American Academy of Nursing hosted a conference call on Friday, May 8, 2009 with statements from hard-hitting nurse practitioner advocates who spoke up on behalf of NPs as a crucial part of our evolving healthcare system. The goal of the call was Read More...
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Stimulus Saved NP Clinic
April 20, 2009 12:38 PM by Jennifer Ford
In case you were wondering what good the recently passed economic stimulus bill did, here's a great example: Today's Washington Post reported on a small rural health clinic outside Washington, D.C., that received enough funding, in the nick of time, to Read More...
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Nurse Practitioner Publicity
April 14, 2009 12:54 PM by Jennifer Ford
We are seeing increasing coverage of nurse practitioners in the news. For example, in Sunday's edition of the Naples News of Florida, we see a long article describing the increase of NPs and PAs in primary care . Several heavy hitters in the NP and PA Read More...
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Video Calls for Prescribing Rights for Florida NPs
April 9, 2009 3:01 PM by Jennifer Ford
Florida nurse practitioners are stepping to the plate to work toward controlled substance prescribing rights. This year is the 15th year that NP groups have worked to pass this legislation. The Florida Legislature will soon consider SB 426 and HB 1259, Read More...
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Patients Saving by Not Filling Rx
April 8, 2009 4:05 PM by Jennifer Ford
According to data published by Wolters Kluwer Health, patients are increasingly declining to fill their prescriptions as their wallets become thinner. The Wall Street Journal reported these findings today, showing that 6.8% of patients did not fill their Read More...
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