| Description |
xvii, 352 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Entering advanced practice / Sally J. Reel -- Scope of practice / Sally J. Reel -- Nurse practitioners and prescriptive authority / Jan Towers -- Credentialing / Mona Counts and Regina Mayolo -- What to think about before going into business: personal and professional planning / Carolyn Zaumeyer -- Advantages and disadvantages to owning a business: feasibility and finance / Carolyn Zaumeyer -- The business plan: a development and management tool / Ivo L Abraham, Karen M. MacDonald, and Sally J. Reel -- Practice management / Sally J. Reel and Ivo L. Abraham -- Reimbursement / Gail P. Barker and Valerie Light -- Marketing: understanding strategies to build and NP practice / Sally J. Reel and Ivo L. Abraham -- Physical practice space considerations / Sally J. Reel -- The electronic practice: electronic health records, health information technologies, and HIPAA considerations / Sally J. Reel -- Managing growth, thinking beyond the box: the (not-so-obvious) opportunities and the (not-so-hidden) dangers / Ivo L. Abraham and Karen M. MacDonald -- Academic practice and academic nursing centers / Donna Behler McArthur -- The academic nursing center: a history of federal support / David W. Kelly -- Faculty practice / Julie C. Novak -- Rural health centers / Alison Hughes -- The electronic nurse practitioner: supporting innovations in care / Susan Bragg Leight -- Managing quality of care by measuring performance / Ivo L. Abraham, Deborah M. Nadzam, and Karen M. MacDonald -- Risk Management / Jane M Dyer, Mariann T. Shinoskie, and Donna Behler McArthur -- Contact information for state boards of nursing and the District of Columbia / compiled by Saowapa Dedkhard -- Collaborative agreements -- Sample employment contract -- Contract negotiation for nurse practitioners -- Sample advanced practice nurse contract -- Sample business plan -- Glossary of terms for reimbursement / Gail P. Barker and Valerie Light -- Practice start-up timeline -- Resources for the nurse practitioner -- National Provider Identifier (NPI) -- National Provider Identifier (NPI) application/update form |
| Summary |
"Business and Legal Essentials for Nurse Practitioners fosters a relationship between health business and law. The book addresses issues from negotiating an employment contract to establishing an independently owned nurse practitioner practice. Each section, in increments, provides greater detail from a legal standpoint and describes what resources and options are available to the nurse practitioner upon graduation and beyond. Written for the student, graduate, and practicing nurse practitioner, Business and Legal Essentials outlines the necessary steps to eventual practice ownership. KEY FEATURES: * Provides an overview of advanced practice including the scope of NP practice and prescriptive authority * Covers details involved in owning a practice, including advantages and disadvantages, identifying various practice needs, and the legal issues of reimbursement and credentialing * Explains business plans in detail, including important information regarding insurance, administration, support, physical space and technology needs * Provides a range of information on alternate types of nurse practitioner businesses * Describes HIPPA and its effect on the nurse practitioner practice * Includes effective marketing strategies needed to promote a new or existing practice."--dadirect.com |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nurse practitioners -- United States.
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Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Nursing -- Practice -- United States.
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| Author |
Abraham, Ivo Luc.
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| ISBN |
0323036104 |
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