Ask the Experts: Business of Medicine
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Ask the Experts
- What Will Happen to Current Master's Prepared Nurse Practitioners When the DNP is Required?
- Can Nurse Practitioners Bill for Sedation Services for Pediatric Patients?
- How Should APNs Bill for Group Education?
- How Can a Nurse Practitioner Improve Patient Compliance and Patient Education in a Perioperative Setting?
- Can Nurse Practitioners Provide and Bill for Hospice Care?
- Which Resuscitation Guidelines Should Be Used For Neonates Beyond the Delivery Room?
- Are Nurses With a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree Called "Doctor"?
- Do I Need to Notify Medicare if I Change Jobs or Collaborating Physicians?
- How Long Should Most Patient Visits to Retail Clinics Take?
- Do I Need Malpractice Insurance After I Retire?
- What Rules Govern Presigned Prescription Refill Orders?
- Do I Need Malpractice Insurance to Volunteer in the Medical Reserve Corps?
- What Are the Potential Legal Concerns When Assisting With Clinical Research Trials?
- How Does a Nurse Practitioner Obtain a Medicare/Medicaid Number for Billing Purposes?
- How Much Detail Is Required on a Surgical Consent?
- Why Do I Need a New Certification to Maintain my Current NP Role?
- Who Can Bill for Services When a Nurse Practitioner Is a Leased Employee?
- Can You Explain How Reimbursement Based on RVUs Works?
- Choosing the Right Pharmacy Job
- What Is a Noncompete Agreement in an Employment Contract?
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Expert Panel
- Melinda Hatton, JD, Chief Washington Counsel, American Hospital Association, Washington, DC
- David C. Kibbe, MD, Director of Health Information Technology for the American Academy of Family Physicians, which represents more than 93,000 members. He is also President of the North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance, or NCHICA. The group has been involved in model health privacy policy and legislative activity, including the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, since its inception in 1994
- Harry Reynolds, Vice President for HIPAA and Information Compliance Officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina