Researchers say reforming state and local rules for advanced practice providers can boost productivity, lower cost of care, and improve access to healthcare services. Expanding the scope of practice ...
With clinical staffing woes an ongoing concern, new Senate legislation seeks to expand the ability of advanced practice nurses (APRNs) to provide care with less oversight from physicians. Sen. Jeff ...
Federal regulators say a bill in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that would allow nurse practitioners to practice independently and write prescriptions would spur competition, improve access ...
As the American Medical Association works to block state laws from broadening the scope of advanced practice registered nurses, seven states have explored expanding APRNs’ roles. Four states where ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs will expand the scope of practice of most advanced practice registered nurses. () In a move intended to give veterans more timely access to healthcare, the ...
A new Delaware law giving nurse practitioners more practice authority is being praised by the profession's national organization, but state doctors are skeptical of its real impact. Delaware has ...
In a move that raises the stakes in doctors' ongoing scope-creep battle against nonphysician providers, the American Medical Association's (AMA) legislative body voted recently to change its policy on ...
As we enter a new year and a new decade, many states have enacted legislation affecting the roles of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in terms of practice authority, reimbursement, and ...