Nurse practitioners (NP) in New York can diagnose conditions and prescribe medications as long as they have a written agreement with a collaborating physician. However, a bill in the New York State Legislature attached to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s budget proposal would eliminate the need for a...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 3
Editor’s note: HCPro’s Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed legislation earlier this week that allows physical therapists to treat ailments without a prior referral from a physician or other medical professional. The House voted 68-21 for the legislation and sent it to the state Senate, where similar...
Rural and small hospitals may get relief from a federal rule that requires a physician to be present in a department during routine procedures, such as blood transfusions and some immunizations. Critics have argued that the law, passed in 2009, could stretch physicians too thin and could lead to...
Nurse practitioners (NP) would be allowed to treat patients and prescribe medications independently under a proposal by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration, a potentially significant change in the medical landscape aimed at expanding access to primary care. The ability of NPs to work...
A study from Columbia University School of Nursing, published in the Journal of Professional Nursing, suggests that opportunities for nurse practitioners (NP) might be impeded by the organization and culture in healthcare settings, and state laws expanding scope of practice therefore...
