Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide + Navigate Companion Website Access Code - Couverture souple

Buppert, Carolyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1284050912 ISBN 13 : 9781284050912

Editeur : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2014

Synopsis

Now in its Fifth Edition, Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide continues to provide a solid foundation for students and practicing nurses to build confident and effective practices. A must-have resource for every new or current nurse practitioner (NP), it defines what an NP is and does while explaining the legal scope with specific state and federal regulations. Completely updated and revised with essential state-by-state appendices, Nurse Practitioner’s Business Practice and Legal Guide, Fifth Edition offers expert insights on prescribing, hospital privileges, negligence and malpractice, risk management, health policy, ethics, and measuring NP performance. Further, it addresses important issues such as: * Developing an employment relationship * Undertaking a business venture * Giving testimony before the state legislature * Composing a letter to an insurance company about an unpaid bill * Teaching at a school of nursing * Serving as president of a state or national organization Included with each new print book is an Access Code for a Navigate Companion Website containing the highly renowned Pearson Report, a state-by-state national overview of nurse practitioner legislation and healthcare issues, including rules and regulations, statistics, government policy, and reimbursement information.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Carolyn Buppert, JD, MSN, is an attorney who focuses on the legal issues affecting medical practices and nurse practitioners. She is the author of eight books and an instructional CD. Her clients include hospitals, health systems, physician and nurse practitioner practices, a health insurance company, nursing homes, schools of nursing and a certification organization. She is a frequent contributor to The Journal for Nurse Practitioners and Medscape.com. Links to her many articles and books can be found on her website, www.buppert.com. She lectures extensively on avoiding malpractice, negotiating contracts, how to avoid legal pitfalls when prescribing, and how to comply with federal regulations on billing and coding, HIPAA, and hospital relationships with physician practices. She practiced as a nurse practitioner for 16 years before devoting her efforts full time to law. She lives and practices as an attorney in Portland, OR.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1284050912
• ISBN 13: 9781284050912
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 520
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible