Nurse Practitioners News

• HHS Will Drop Buprenorphine Waiver Rule for Most Physicians HHS intends to expand use of buprenorphine in treatment for opioid use disorder by easing a requirement that has often been cited as an 'administrative burden.'
  Medscape Medical News, January 15, 2021
• Independent NPs: What's the Evidence? As more states change scope-of-practice laws to allow nurse practitioners to practice independently, what does the evidence on health outcomes show?
  Medscape Medical News, January 11, 2021
• Remote Intensive Management by Allied Healthcare Providers Safe in Low-Risk MI Patients Remote intensive management led by allied healthcare practitioners is safe and feasible for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) who undergo revascularization, a new randomized controlled trial shows.
  Reuters Health Information, January 05, 2021
• Nurse Burnout Has Soared During Pandemic, Survey Shows For some groups, the proportion of respondents reporting the highest levels of burnout have quadrupled. Still, nearly all nurses say they made the right career choice.
  Medscape Medical News, December 24, 2020
• Famous Medical Researcher Dies After Receiving Wrong Drug; More A 'tragic circus of errors' led to an untimely death, says wife's attorney; will this ob/gyn be sentenced to life in prison?; suit settled in the death of a bone marrow donor.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 22, 2020
• How 3 Physician Couples Are Weathering the Pandemic A pediatrician married to the director of a NYC critical care unit, two hospitalists with a baby, and two plastic surgeons trying to keep their shared practice afloat share their stories.
  Medscape Medical News, December 17, 2020
• Anesthesiologists Try to Stop CRNAs From Practicing Independently The anesthesiology society opposes making permanent CMS' temporary waiver of physician supervision of nurse anesthetists after the pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, December 08, 2020
• Medicare Finalizes 2021 Physician Pay Rule With E/M Changes Medicare stuck with a plan to raise payments for specialties that focus on helping patients manage chronic conditions. The increases will be offset by cuts for other fields, drawing protests.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2020
• For Nurses Feeling the Strain of the Pandemic, Virus Resurgence Is 'Paralyzing' COVID-19's toll weighs heavily on nurses, who can suffer stress and other psychological problems if they don't believe they are able to help their patients sufficiently.
  Kaiser Health News, November 27, 2020
• Earnings for CRNAs, the Highest-Paid APRNs, Top $200K: Survey Pay increased last year for all APRNs. Again this year, fewer APRNs are working full time.
  Medscape Medical News, November 24, 2020
• Women Treated for Gynecologic Cancers Skip Doses of Oral Drugs Women being treated for these cancers have less than ideal adherence to such medications, a new study has found – with just over half reporting taking them exactly as prescribed.
  Medscape Medical News, November 23, 2020
• ANAC 2020 HIV PrEP Prescriptions Often Go Unfilled In communities most vulnerable to HIV, pre-exposure prophylaxis could fill the gap. But handing people a prescription isn't enough to make sure they are protected.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2020
• In Tough Medical Times, Travel Nurses in High Demand The demand for travel nurses has soared since the pandemic collided with a general shortage of RNs. Experienced nurses are needed everywhere, especially those who work with respiratory patients and in ICUs.
  Georgia Health News, November 17, 2020
• Burnout Risk May Be Exacerbated by COVID Crisis "We recognize that we're all in the same foxhole. That's been a helpful attitude – recognizing that it's okay to be upset in a crisis and to have trouble dealing with what's going on."
  Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2020
• Primary Care Workforce Expanding, but Mostly in Cities The number of primary care providers is increasing per capita in the United States, but they are still disproportionately concentrated in urban centers, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, November 02, 2020
• RN Pay Remains Stagnant; LPNs Fare a Bit Better A Medscape survey reveals that COVID-19 has spurred exodus from the nursing profession and that average annual income for full-time RNs has remained statistically unchanged for 5 years.
  Medscape Medical News, October 29, 2020
• MOA 2020 'Dr Pimple Popper' Shares Her Social Media Tips The way Sandra Lee, MD, sees it, establishing a presence on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media channels may not float your boat, but its potential influence deserves your attention.
  Medscape Medical News, October 09, 2020
• California Joins Movement to Give NPs Practice Autonomy The California Medical Association and the American Medical Association strongly oppose the new law, saying it will lead to a two-tiered system of care; up to 30 states now have similar statutes.
  Medscape Medical News, October 02, 2020
• Nonphysicians May Optimize Heart Failure Drugs Remotely Remote optimization of drugs for heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction could support implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, September 22, 2020
• Pandemic-Led Changes in Healthcare Delivery Will Last: Experts Panelists at a Mayo Clinic forum argue that patient demand, hospital needs, and economics will drive growth in telehealth, remote monitoring, and hospital at home.
  Medscape Medical News, September 04, 2020