We want to begin privileging APPs. How and with whom do we start the conversation?

Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS: APPs practice in all kinds of clinical settings and provide a wide range of important medical services. That said, I have been to regions and individual facilities where APP practice authority is a highly controversial topic, but those places are in the minority.

Published 8/8/18

In 2014, the national government mandated the use of electronic health records (EHR) for all physicians and hospitals receiving Medicare reimbursement, and since then, physicians across the country have been struggling to adapt. Initially, the transition to EHRs appeared to be extremely advantageous; however, many physicians can more readily name the struggles they have with using EHRs than the benefits they receive.

Published 8/6/18

Although advances in technology have helped address the issue of retained surgical items, experts agree that communication and culture are key to reducing incidences.

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