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Government Funds Earmarked to Encourage an Increase in Primary Care Providers
According to Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, the federal government will spend $250 million in programs to increase the number of doctors, nurses and other care providers. This funding is a first step to address a national shortage of health-care workers.
The money is the first allotment from the
Nurse Practitioners Poised to Take the Lead in Primary Health Care
Pamela Cipriano’s most recent blog on disruptivewomen.net discusses how two recent developments will contribute to greater access to care from nurse practitioners -- the health insurance reform legislation (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148) and a report from the Macy Foundation. The first contains
The Role of NPs Evolves to Meet a Growing Need
Dr. Bernadine Healy, Health Editor for U.S.News & World Report and former director of the National Institutes of Health, writes about how NPs are addressing the critical shortage of primary-care physicians in the U.S. and around the world. Her article highlights the advanced education of NPs and their ability to diagnose and
28 States Consider Expanding Role of Nurse Practitioners
The Associated Press reports that the looming shortage of primary care doctors has caused 28 states to consider expanding the authority of nurse practitioners. In this article, the AP highlights how NPs have played a “bigger role” over the years, while touching on the “turf battle” between doctors and NPs. Cllick to read the
Abbott Supports McGill University Nurse Practitioner Programs
Today Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) announced it will sponsor McGill University’s Nurse Practitioner programs launched by the McGill School of Nursing of the Faculty of Medicine. Over the last five years, the Nurse Practitioner programs have provided advanced training for registered nurses that enables them to assume additional
Macy Foundation Recommends NPs and PAs be Given More Authority to Deliver Primary Care
In January 2010, the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation convened an invitational conference to address the complex issues concerning how to strengthen the primary care system in the United States. The Conference: Who Will Provide Primary Care and How Will They Be Trained? was co-chaired by Linda Cronenwett, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN,
CMS Appoints Marilyn Tavenner Principal Deputy Administrator
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the appointment of Marilyn Tavenner as principal deputy administrator, the "number two" position at CMS. It also announced four other deputy slots -- Jon Blum for Medicare; Cindy Mann for Medicaid and State Operations; Peter Budetti for Program Integrity; and a
Researchers Release County-by-County Health Report Card
"County Health Rankings: Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health," a health report card for almost every one of the nation's more than 3,000 counties, is being released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute.
The report is useful in showing the health gaps at the
Indiana NPs Fill Shortfall of Physicians
At Riggs Community Health Center in Indiana, nurse practitioners are being relied on more and more to fill the gap caused by a shortage of family physicians. "There is a huge gap of medical providers in our country and nurse practitioners certainly help to fill that gap," said Veronique LeBlanc, president and chief executive
NPs Create One Love to Overcome Health Disparities in Oakland, CA
In Oakland, the city’s poorest suffer from increased rates of hypertension, asthma and severe chronic diseases. The founders of One Love are working to change that.
Created by Mahedere Solomon, a family nurse practitioner, fellow family nurse practitioner Michele Bunker-Alberts and Jumoke Hinton-Hodge, who serves on the