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Practice Management: A Business Guide for Nurse Practitioners is the only business journal written by and for nurse practitioners (NPs). This publication has become increasingly more essential with the changes in the healthcare system. NPs must be saRead MoreA New Model for the Establishment of a Continence Care Program of Excellence (Part 1of 2)
By Helen Carcio, MS, MEd, ANP-BCAs my grandmother aged, she experienced frequent episodes of incontinence and was horrified when she leaked or smelled of urine. My grandmother felt fear, frustration, and shame when she lost control. Her only option for controlling leakage was clothRead MoreBusiness Acumen for Starting a New Practice: Do You Have It?
By Vicki Bonomo, ND/NPAs a nurse practitioner (NP) who wishes to start a new business, you first need to feel confident enough professionally to pursue an independent practice. Your ability to succeed in establishing your own practice is based on how you deal with three fRead MoreBy Wendy L. Wright, MS, APRN, FNP, FAANP as told to Mary Carole McMann, MPHNurse practitioners (NPs) traditionally serve as support systems for each other in the workplace. This sense of camaraderie and mutual support may be sorely missed by NPs who strike out on their own to establish an independent practice. This was the Read MorePractice Management: A Business Guide for Nurse Practitioners is the only business journal written by and for nurse practitioners (NPs). This publication has become increasingly more essential with the changes in the healthcare system. NPs must be saRead MoreEstablishing a Niche Practice after Katrina
By KC Arnold, ANP, BC-ADM as told to Mary Carole McMann, MPHKC Arnold would be the first person to tell you that starting your own niche practice in diabetes management following a natural disaster of epic proportions—Hurricane Katrina—is fraught with special challenges. However, this is just what KC manaRead MoreMarketing—Your Other Full-Time Job (Part 2 of 2)
By Barbara C. Phillips, NP as told to Mary Carole McMann, MPHThe first article in this two-part series discussed the essential role of marketing in a successful nurse practitioner (NP) practice and explained how to assess your current situation and identify your target patient population. Once you know where yRead MoreConsider Alternate Revenue Streams
By Melanie Balestra, NP, ESQFor nurse practitioners (NPs) looking to supplement their existing income, there are several traditional and nontraditional avenues to consider. For example, they might choose to leverage their experience and skills as an expert witness or add servicRead MorePractice Management: A Business Guide for Nurse Practitioners is the only business journal written by and for nurse practitioners (NPs). This publication has become increasingly more essential with the changes in the healthcare system. NPs must be saRead MoreIdentifying Standards of Care for Women’s Health
By Carolyn Buppert, JD, NPStandard of care is one of those phrases—like scope of practice—for which there is a legal definition. The legal definition of standard of care is such reasonable and ordinary care, skill, and diligence as used by practitioners in good standing iRead MoreTOP Articles in PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
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