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Do Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners Kn ...

As a practicing clinician, do you know what you bill for? Do you know how much is asked for in the bills that are sent t ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, NPs & PAs, Practice Management/Career


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CMS Final Rule: NP and PA Preceptor Documentation ...

On November 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule f ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends


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Prescription Drug Misuse in the United States

Narcotic prescription medications have important medical uses, but they also stimulate the reward center of the brain. I ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Substance Abuse


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Management of Patients with Suspected EVALI

Over the last several years there has been a dramatic spike in individuals vaping, and we have witnessed the associated ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Pulmonary Medicine


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Women in Oncology

As a nurse practitioner, I practice in a predominantly female profession. However, I have seen a wave of symposia at rec ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Oncology/Hematology, Practice Management/Career


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How Have Carcinogens Tainted Our Generic Drug Supp ...

In July 2018, the FDA announced that a known carcinogen, called N-Nitrosodiumdimethylamine, or NDMA, had been found in v ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Public Health


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The Real Risks of Vaping: All Clinicians Must Ask ...

Most of us have seen the recent news regarding the alarming rise of respiratory-related illnesses and deaths due to e-ci ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, Substance Abuse


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New Statement Related to Hospitalized Heart Failur ...

The American College of Cardiology has issued a new Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for the management of patients wit ...

Filed under: Cardiometabolic, Health Policy and Trends, NPs & PAs


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Update: State Regulatory Environment for Opioid Pr ...

As prescribers for patients with acute and chronic pain in primary care, NPs and PAs are very much aware of the national ...

Filed under: Health Policy and Trends, NPs & PAs, Substance Abuse


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