News and Updates for Scope of Practice for Health Professions
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Docs, Nurses Disagree Over Expanded Nurse Roles
May 15, 2013 -- As nurse practitioners lobby to expand their authority and scope of practice in many states, a New England Journal of Medicine study released Wednesday documents a deep chasm between how doctors and nurses regard the issue.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Report: NM Facing Medical Access Difficulties
May 15, 2013 -- A report released by the Legislative Finance Committee said New Mexico residents could encounter growing problems of access to medical care due to the potential need of 2,000 physicians, 3,000 registered nurses and as many as 800 dentists.
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Health Reform, New Mexico, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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First Analysis of Dental Therapists Finds Increase in Access for Children, Low-Income Adults
May 14, 2013 -- A new report assessing the economic viability of services provided by practicing midlevel dental providers in the U.S. shows that they are expanding preventive dental care to people who need it most: children and those who can't afford care.
Source: Science Codex
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Minnesota, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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California Weighs Expanded Role for Nurse Practitioners
May 9, 2013 -- California is one of 15 states expected to consider legislation this year that would give advanced practice nurses more independence and authority.
Source: Kaiser Health News
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Doctors Troubled by FTC's Role in Scope-of-Practice Issues
April 29, 2013 -- Physician leaders are growing increasingly alarmed at efforts by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to weigh in on proposed state legislation regarding clinical roles of nonphysicians, even though most of those efforts have failed.
Source: American Medical News
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Florida, Health Care Access, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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States Plan for Future Healthcare Workforce Needs
April 25, 2013 -- As the national commission created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to research and analyze healthcare workforce issues continues to wait for funding, the states are doing their best to monitor their health workforce situations and plan for the future.
Source: AMN Healthcare
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Health Reform, Montana, National, Nursing Occupations, Scope of Practice
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Dr. Donna Shalala Addresses the Role of Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care
April 23, 2013 -- Dr. Shalala, former secretary of the Dept. of Health and Human Services, provided her reflections on the removal of barriers to practice and care and the future of health care delivery at the American College of Health Care Executives Annual Congress.
Source: Center to Champion Nursing in America
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Nurse Practitioners Often do Primary Care on their Own
April 23, 2013 -- Author makes a case for expanding the scope of practice for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
Source: New Haven Register
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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Vermont Nurse Practitioner Testifies Before Congress about Primary Care Workforce Needs
April 23, 2013 -- Deborah Wachtel, Vermont's state representative for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, addressed the U.S. Senate about the nation's primary care workforce needs and the vital contributions of nurse practitioners in the field.
Source: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues, Vermont
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MedPAC Examines Nurse Practitioner Pay
April 22, 2013 -- The debate about the increasing role of nurse practitioners was taken up by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) early in April, when the commission addressed issues of reimbursement for NPs and other non-physician practitioners.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Licensure and Certification, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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APRN Strategy: Engage Students in Policy Fight
April 16, 2013 -- Advanced practice registered nurses in Minnesota are encouraging graduate-level nursing students to lobby for a pair of bills that would remove restrictions that bar APRNs from practicing independently.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Minnesota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Rural, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Bill Gives Nurse Practitioners More Responsibility in Patient Care
April 15, 2013 -- New legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan, would allow a certified nurse practitioner to diagnose and perform certain medical actions without the collaboration of a licensed physician.
Source: The Legislative Gazette
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Tagged keywords: New York, Nurse Practitioners, Policy, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Bill to Allow Hygienists to Open Clinics Wins Bipartisan Support, but Dentists Question the Strategy
April 11, 2013 -- A coalition that has unified some Republicans and Democrats around expanding access to dental care in Maine launched an effort Wednesday to allow a new type of dental provider to operate practices in the state.
Source: The State
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Care Access, Maine, Policy, Primary Care, Rural, Scope of Practice, Technology in Education and Training
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Physician Assistant Bill Clears First Hurdle
April 9, 2013 -- The California Senate Committee on Business and Professions approved SB 352 by Sen. Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills), a bill designed to allow physician assistants and other providers to oversee work by medical assistants.
Source: CaliforniaHealthline
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Medical Assistants, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice
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MedPAC Debates Better Pay for APRNs, PAs
April 5, 2013 -- Some members of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) suggested Medicare take stronger steps to recognize and reward the work of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Source: MedPage Today
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Dental Therapists Here? ... Maybe
April 4, 2013 -- The Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, has decided not to participate in training Oregon dental therapists in programs authorized by the Oregon Legislature last year.
Source: Portland Tribune
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Minnesota, Oregon, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Physicians, Chiropractors Still Out of Alignment
April 4, 2013 -- Chiropractors and medical doctors have been clashing for years. The dispute may get nastier as the demand for spine care increases while the healthcare reform law promises to extend more reimbursement to doctors of chiropractic.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Chiropractors, Health Care Access, Health Reform, National, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Healthcare Providers Increase Use of Temporary Physicians, NPs and PAs
March 27, 2013 -- As the physician shortage continues to grow and changes wrought by health reform begin to take shape, more healthcare providers are moving beyond the use of locum tenens physicians to also using nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Proposed Change in Dental Care Workforce Losing Steam
March 26, 2013 -- On March 28th, the New Hampshire State Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill that would expand the role of some dental hygienists.
Source: New Hampshire News
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, New Hampshire, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Illinois Lacks Primary Care Physicians
March 25, 2013 -- Illinois lawmakers are trying to address a growing shortage of primary care doctors. The problem is even worse in rural areas like southern Illinois.
Source: WSIL TV
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Illinois, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychologists, Rural, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Nurse Practitioner will See You Now
March 25, 2013 -- Nurse practitioners (NPs) can treat 85 percent of what a primary care doctor can treat. According to a health economist, the number of primary physicians is growing very slowly, and the number of NPs is probably going to double in the next 15-20 years.
Source: Marketplace
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nurses Can Practice Without Physician Supervision in Many States
March 24, 2013 -- Aided by new allies, nursing groups are pressing ahead in a controversial bid to persuade state lawmakers to shift the balance of power allowing them to practice without physician supervision.
Source: Washington Post
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Tagged keywords: National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Brief Explores Use of Dental Therapists
March 22, 2013 -- The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign has released an issue brief that gives an overview of New Zealand’s use of dental therapists and offers insights for U.S. policymakers about how midlevel providers can expand children’s access to dental care.
Source: Pew Children’s Dental Campaign
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, Minnesota, National, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Bill Would Expand Access to Midwives in N.C.
March 21, 2013 -- A bill making it’s way through legislative committees in North Carolina would give certified nurse-midwives more latitude in their practices.
Source: North Carolina Health News
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Licensure and Certification, Midwives, North Carolina, Rural, Scope of Practice
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Cutting Anesthesia Costs Starts with a Battle
March 21, 2013 -- Article discusses how a hospital or health system could cut costs without compromising patient safety by allowing unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetists to practice.
Source: HealthLeaders Media
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand
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Nurse Practitioners Hemmed in by Scope of Practice Laws and Payment Policies
March 21, 2013 -- a new policy brief from the National Institute for Health Care Reform found that state scope of practice laws and payment policies are two of the biggest challenges to expanding care provided by nurse practitioners.
Source: Healthcare Finance News
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Nurse! Nurse! Relief for Medicaid’s Financial Ills?
March 21, 2013 -- Article discusses medicaid reimbursement in Illinois and how expanding the use of nurse practitioners could reduce and maybe eliminate the primary care shortage.
Source: Illinois Times
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, Illinois, Medicare and Medicaid, Nurse Practitioners, Primary Care, Scope of Practice, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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