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030828s2004 maua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0763733415 (hbk.) |
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9780763733414 |
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BUL |
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BUL |
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BUL |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
WY 16 B944n 2004 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Buppert, Carolyn. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Nurse practitioner's business practice and legal guide / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Carolyn Buppert. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
2nd edition |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Sudbury, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Jones and Bartlett, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2004. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 496 p. : |
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ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
26 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Table of Contents <br/><br/>Preface.............................................. ix <br/>Chapter 1 What Is a Nurse Practitioner?................... 1<br/>Definition of Nurse Practitioner ................. 1 <br/>A Nurse Practitioner, by Any Other Name............ 2 <br/>Services Provided by NPs ...................... 3 <br/>Preparation and License Requirements............ 5 <br/>Initials .................................... 6 <br/>Areas of Practice............................. 6 <br/>Legal History of NPs.......................... 6 <br/>Demographics .............................. 7 <br/>NPs in Primary Care.......................... 7 <br/>NP versus PA: What's the Difference?.............. 11 <br/>NP versus Physician: What's the Difference?........ 13 <br/>NP versus RN: What's the Difference?............. 15 <br/>NP versus CNS: What's the Difference?............ 16 <br/>Where Do Nurse Practitioners Practice?............ 18 <br/>Appendix 1-A: State-by-State Definitions of<br/>Nurse Practitioner .......................... 19 <br/>Appendix 1-B: State-by-State Titles for<br/>Nurse Practitioners ......................... 36<br/><br/>Chapter 2 Legal Scope of Nurse Practitioner Practice......... 39<br/>Professional Association Definition of Scope of Practice................................ 39 <br/>Statutory versus Regulatory Scope of NP Practice..... 40 <br/>Physician Challenges to NPs' Scope of Practice...... 41 <br/>Need for Clarity of Scope of Practice.............. 41 <br/>NP Scope of Practice Compared with RN Scope of Practice................................ 42<br/>NP and MD Scope of Practice Compared........... 46 <br/>Mandated Physician Involvement with NP Practice... 47 <br/>Appendix 2-A: State Laws Defining NPs' Scope of Practice, State by State....................... 50 <br/>Appendix 2-B: State-by-State Requirement of Physician Collaboration, If Any ................ 76<br/><br/>Chapter 3 State Regulation of Nurse Practitioner Practice..... 104<br/>How Laws about NP Practice Evolve.............. 104 <br/>What Is Regulated? ........................... 105 <br/>Appendix 3-A: Agency That Regulates Nurse<br/>Practitioners, State by State................... 107 <br/>Appendix 3-B: Nurse Practitioner Qualifications<br/>Required by Law, State by State................ 110<br/>Chapter 4 Federal Regulation of the Nurse Practitioner<br/>Profession ............................... 125 <br/>Medicare .................................. 125 <br/>Medicaid .................................. 129 <br/>Nursing Homes ............................. 129 <br/>In-Office and Hospital Laboratories under CLIA...... 130 <br/>Self-Referral by Health Care Providers, under the<br/>Stark Acts ................................ 130 <br/>Prescription of Controlled Substances under the DEA. 131 <br/>Reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank..... 132 <br/>Patient Confidentiality ........................ 132 <br/>Discrimination in Hiring and Firing............... 132 <br/>People with Disabilities under the ADA............ 132 <br/>Appendix 4-A: Documentation Guidelines for<br/>Evaluation and Management Services ........... 134<br/>Chapter 5 Prescribing ................................ 170<br/>Controlled Substances ........................ 170 <br/>Guidelines for Prescribing Legally................ 174 <br/>Appendix 5-A: State-by-State Law on Prescriptive<br/>Authority ................................. 176<br/><br/>Chapter 6 Hospital Privileges........................... 208<br/>Are Hospital Privileges an Issue for NPs?........... 208 <br/>Do PCPs Need Hospital Privileges?............... 209 <br/>What If Health Plans Require PCPs To Have Admitting Privileges? ........................ 210<br/>Do NPs Need Hospital Privileges for Advancement<br/>of the Profession? .......................... 210 <br/>Do Individual NPs Need Hospital Privileges?........ 211 <br/>Who Has Hospital Privileges? ................... 212 <br/>Does Federal Law Support Full Hospital Privileges for NPs? ................................. 213 <br/>What Does It Mean To Have Hospital Privileges?..... 214 <br/>Levels of Privilege............................ 214 <br/>The Application Process ....................... 214 <br/>Expense ................................... 215 <br/>Denial of Privileges........................... 215 <br/>Expect Change .............................. 216<br/><br/>Chapter 7 Negligence and Malpractice.................... 217<br/>What Can Happen to an NP Who Is Sued?.......... 218 <br/>Life Cycle of a Lawsuit......................... 219 <br/>What Is Malpractice?.......................... 219 <br/>Elements of Malpractice ....................... 220 <br/>Examples of Lawsuits against NPs................ 221 <br/>The National Practitioner Data Bank.............. 226 <br/>Working with Practice Guidelines................ 227 <br/>How To Prevent Lawsuits...................... 228 <br/>What To Do If Sued........................... 228 <br/>Communication ............................. 228 <br/>Liability of Collaborating Physicians.............. 229 <br/>Malpractice Insurance ........................ 231<br/><br/>Chapter 8 Risk Management ........................... 233<br/>Risk of Making a Clinical Error................... 233 <br/>Risk of Being Sued for Malpractice When There<br/>Was No Clinical Error ....................... 237 <br/>Risk of Public Perception That the Individual NP Is a Poor-Quality Provider.................... 237 <br/>Risk of Breaching Patient Confidentiality........... 237 <br/>Risk of Violating a Patient's Right to Informed Consent ................................. 238 <br/>Risk of Negligent Nondisclosure ................. 243 <br/>Risk of Poor Quality Ratings.................... 245 <br/>Risk of Disciplinary Action ..................... 245 <br/>Risk of Medicare Fraud........................ 247 <br/>Business Risk Management..................... 248 <br/>Dealing with High-Risk Patients ................. 249<br/><br/>Chapter 9 Reimbursement for Nurse Practitioner Services..... 252<br/>Payers .................................... 252 <br/>Medicare .................................. 252 <br/>Medicaid .................................. 256 <br/>Indemnity Insurers ........................... 257 <br/>Managed-Care Organizations ................... 257 <br/>Direct Contracts for Health Services.............. 262 <br/>Billing Third-Party Payers ...................... 262 <br/>Billing Self-Paying Patients ..................... 268 <br/>Conclusion ................................. 269 <br/>Appendix 9-A: Credentialing Information .......... 270<br/><br/>Chapter 10 The Employed Nurse Practitioner ............... 273<br/>What Rights Does an Employed NP Have?.......... 273 <br/>Does an NP Need a Contract?................... 274 <br/>Three Difficult Clauses ........................ 275 <br/>How To Negotiate a Reasonable Agreement......... 281 <br/>Interviewing ................................ 287 <br/>Responsibilities of an NP Employee............... 288 <br/>Employer's Evaluation of the NP's Performance...... <br/>288 Malpractice Insurance ........................ 289 <br/>Collaborative Practice Agreements ............... 289 <br/>Appendix 10-A: Sample Nurse Practitioner<br/>Consultation Practice Agreement............... 290 <br/>Appendix 10-B: Sample Employment Agreement..... 295<br/><br/>Chapter 11 Practice Ownership: Legal and Business<br/>Considerations for the Nurse Practitioner Owner.. 306 <br/>Advantages of Practice Ownership................ 306 <br/>What Is Stopping NPs? ........................ 307 <br/>Decisions before Starting a Practice............... 308 <br/>Business Planning............................ 324 <br/>Doing Business.............................. 330 <br/>Appendix 11-A: A Checklist for Setting Up a Practice.. 345 <br/>Appendix 11-B: Independent Contractor Agreement.. 360 <br/>Appendix 11-C: Sample Business Plan............. 365 <br/>Appendix 11-D: Professional Services Agreement .... 382<br/><br/>Chapter 12 Lawmaking and Health Policy.................. 389<br/>The Legal Process............................ 389 <br/>The Judicial System........................... 390 <br/>Health Policy ............................... 391 <br/>Laws and Rules That Affect NPs.................. 391<br/>Untitled-5 7/23/03, 3:36 PM6 <br/>Table of Contents vii<br/>Changing Laws .............................. 391 <br/>Understanding the Big Picture................... 392 <br/>The Process of Changing the Law................ 398 <br/>Conclusion ................................. 406<br/><br/>Chapter 13 Promoting the Profession to the Public........... 407<br/>Public Relations Steps......................... 408 <br/>Setting the Goal ............................. 408 <br/>Developing the Plan .......................... 408 <br/>Developing the Budget ........................ 409 <br/>Working the Plan ............................ 409 <br/>The Substance of the Message................... 410 <br/>Supporting Data ............................. 411 <br/>Collecting Impressive Facts..................... 413 <br/>Present Barriers to Fact Collection................ 414 <br/>Not-So-Impressive Facts about NPs............... 414 <br/>Dealing with the Downside..................... 415 <br/>Appendix 13-A: A Simple PR Plan for a State NP<br/>Organization .............................. 418 <br/>Appendix 13-B: Some Talking Points for NPs........ <br/>421 Appendix 13-C: Sample Fact Sheets on NPs......... 424<br/><br/>Chapter 14 Standards of Care for Nurse Practitioner Practice... 428<br/>Definitions of Standard of Care.................. 428 <br/>Who Is Monitoring Standard of Care?............. 428 <br/>How Should NPs Keep Current on Standard of Care?.. <br/>442 Credentialing ............................... 442<br/><br/>Chapter 15 Measuring Nurse Practitioner Performance........ 444<br/>Measuring Quality ........................... 444 <br/>Multiple Measures, Multiple Measurers............ 445 <br/>Productivity ................................ 446 <br/>Housekeeping Performance Measures............. 447 <br/>NCQA Measures of Clinical Performance........... 447 <br/>Other Measures ............................. 449 <br/>Formal Research............................. 450 <br/>Patient Ratings .............................. 450 <br/>Peer Review ................................ 451 <br/>Utilization ................................. 451 <br/>How To Get an "A" on Performance Report Cards.... 451 <br/>Ensuring Compliance ......................... 452 <br/>Appendix 15-A: NPs' Self Evaluation.............. 455<br/>Untitled-5 7/23/03, 3:36 PM7 <br/>viii NURSE PRACTITIONER'S BUSINESS PRACTICE AND LEGAL GUIDE<br/>Appendix 15-B: HEDIS-Based Health Maintenance<br/>Flowchart for Ages 18 and Over................ 456<br/><br/>Chapter 16 Strategies for Advancing the Profession........... 458<br/>Opportunities in a Changing Field................ 458 <br/>Opponents of a See-a-Nurse-First System.......... 459 <br/>What Are the Challenges for NPs Attempting To Advance the Profession? ..................... 460 Strategies To Implement Collectively.............. 461 Ten Strategies............................... 461 |
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Nursing |
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Practice |
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United States. |
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Nurse practitioners |
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Legal status, laws, etc. |
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United States. |
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Book Open Access |
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2nd edition |
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WY 16 |
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1 |
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B944n 2004 |
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WY 16 B944n 2004 |
