"Many state lawmakers understood the benefits of temporarily relaxing these restrictions as COVID-19 strained the healthcare system," writes Sally Pipes. "Freeing up physician assistants and nurse ...

Scope of practice and how much authority advanced practice nurses (APNs) should have are under debate again thanks to proposed legislation in several states. A bill in the New Jersey legislature ...

Advanced practice providers play an important role in enhancing patient care in the clinic, with ongoing support, training ...

Scope of practice, who can do what to whom, is a contentious area. There is fighting between those with large scopes of practice, such as physicians, and those with a lesser range, like advanced nurse ...

Exclusive More than half of practice managers have applied for new jobs, with most wanting to leave practice management altogether, according to research by the Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM ...

Speaking more about the scope of practice, Diamond discussed how “professional scope of practice for pharmacists, what pharmacists’ training enables them to do and the services they’re able to provide ...

Current efforts to increase the number of primary care physicians in this country may not be enough to quickly increase the supply of practitioners according to a new policy analysis from the National ...

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred massive disruptions to the economy and labor market that have yet to abate. It also particularly underscored the plight of workers in one of the widest-held occupations ...

Meeting the demands of an ever-changing healthcare environment, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Board of Directors approved the updated "Scope of Nurse Anesthesia Practice." This ...

Two hospitals in California in recent months have been cited by state inspectors for allowing certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to practice beyond their scope, leading to one hospital ...

EnlivenHealth, a division of Omnicell, has released a Scope of Practice and Reimbursement Snapshot solution for members of Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a national franchise for independent pharmacies ...