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Walmart Enters Primary Care Role With Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics
Aug 19, 2014
Across the nation, nurse practitioners (NPs) are providing care by meeting consumers where they are: retail stores. Champion Nursing Coalition members CVS MinuteClinic, Target, and Walgreens’ Healthcare Clinic Systems are providing convenient, high quality care by supplying NPs where and when consumers need them. This often means weekends and after more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National South Carolina Texas
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The Role of the APRN on the Provider Team: Developing New, Innovative Models of Care
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On this webinar, The Center for Advancing Provider Practices (CAP2) presents their comprehensive database designed to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of provider teams. This web-based service provides organizations with the resources and information needed to assess and manage advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) within provider teams more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National
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AARP The Magazine: Nurse Practitioners Fill the Gap
Aug 05, 2014
The August/September 2014 issue of AARP The Magazine features an article on nurse practitioners filling a void when access to health professionals is limited. The article,Nurse Practitioners Fill the Gap, makes the case for nurse practitioners to do the work they’ve been trained to do. The article shares the story of nurse practitioner Danielle more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National Utah
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Minnesota Removes Barriers to Full Practice Authority for APRNs
May 19, 2014
May 13, 2014, Minnesota’s Senate Bill 511 was signed into law by Governor Mark Dayton. The new law will increase consumer access to health care and reduce unnecessary health care costs by granting full practice authority to all advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in Minnesota. It will go into effect on January 1, 2015. However, new nurse more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Minnesota National
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Connecticut Passes Bill that Will Increase Consumers’ Access to Health Care
May 13, 2014
On May 8, 2014, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed Senate Bill 36 into law, expanding access to high-quality health care and increasing choice for residents of the state. Senate Bill 36 will remove barriers to full practice authority for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs). The new law eliminates the collaborative practice agreement more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: Connecticut National
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The Importance of Nurse Leadership: Increasing Nurses in the Boardroom
May 01, 2014
The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action is proud to celebrate National Nurses Week, May 6–12, 2014. In honor of this year’s theme, “Nurses Leading the Way,” the Campaign is publishing two articles on the importance of nurse leadership. This is the first article in that series. When hospital boards want to save money, an easy step is to more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National
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Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners: Increases Access and Controls Cost – Spotlight California
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Hosted on April 30, 2014: With the Affordable Care Act expanding coverage for millions of Americans over the next several years, increasing the supply of primary care available is essential. It is difficult, however, to rapidly increase the number of primary care practitioners, especially primary care physicians and advanced practice nurses. more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: California National
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AARP Bulletin Highlights Efforts in California to Remove Barriers to Nursing Practice and Care
Apr 01, 2014
A new article in the AARP Bulletin, “Nurses Seeking Larger Role in Primary Care,” highlights efforts in California to remove barriers to nursing practice and care. While nurse practitioners have advanced education and training to provide many aspects of primary care, “California and most other states limit their availability by permitting these nurses more
Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: California National