legal advisor Duty of care owed to a nurse practitioner's patient by a collaborative practice partner comes into question. Ms. B, a 36-year-old nurse practitioner (NP), had known Dr. C, a 45-year-old ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that would allow hygienists to practice without the supervision of a dentist. Seven notes about the law: 1. Under S03157, hygienists who ...

Lowering costs and improving patient outcomes are common goals for most health care providers. A new study from Creighton University School of Medicine and Center for Interprofessional Practice, ...

The editorial by Bajorin and Hanley, entitled, "The Study of Collaborative Practice Arrangements: Where Do We Go From Here?" (J Clin Oncol 29:10.1200/JCO.2011.38.3695, 2011), was published online ...

Annually, bills are introduced to end the collaborative practice agreement law requiring advanced practiced registered nurses to collaborate with their competitors, physicians. Proponents of the law ...

An independent evaluation shows that small medical practices serving Los Angeles' most underserved communities achieved 7 to 13 percent improvement in blood pressure control, cancer screening and ...

Program includes a dedicated registered nurse care coordinator Care coordinator will emphasize wellness, disease management and health improvement Primary care doctors rewarded for improving patient ...

ThedaCare, a four hospital community health system based in Appleton, Wisc., is a leading healthcare delivery system and is nationally recognized for its continual process improvement efforts. The ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners approved new rules to increase the number of advanced practice providers a physician can collaborate with. The board says the new rule ...