NSG 5000 Week 4 Discussion Reimbursement of NPs
NSG 5000 Week 4 Discussion Reimbursement of NPs
Faculty will assign students one DQ and lead the discussion.
Please post your original post by Day 2, and respond by Day 6 to at least 2 of
your cohorts opposite question. Continue to respond to the cohorts and faculty
in your original thread until the last day of the week. Follow the rubric
criteria ( see below)
DQ 1 For this question, conduct an Internet search and
produce at least one research article ( study design must be discussed)
addressing one or more of the concepts noted.
How does APN practice demonstrate cost-effectiveness,
reduction in errors and misuse or overuse of services?
DQ 2 For this question, conduct an Internet search (
including the online library as well as specialty organizations) and address
the following questions relative to the Nurse Informaticists:
When would you consult with the nurse informaticists?
What role does the nurse informaticists play in primary
care?
What qualifications and credentialing are held by nurse
informaticists?
Suggested URLs to assist
you in answering this DQ:
American Nursing Informatics Association, the NI Community
of HIMSS , the Alliance for Nursing Informatics or the Nursing Informatics
Special Interest Group of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Nurse practitioner Medicare reimbursement rates should be bumped up from 85% of the physician pay rate to the full 100% because of their proven ability to provide comparable care, says a new article in The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing.
Payment parity is essential as nearly half of states have granted full practice authority to NPs and even more have loosened practice restrictions due to COVID-19, says Alycia Bischof, MSN, APRN, PNP-BC, senior lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing), who co-authored the article with Sherry A. Greenberg, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAANP, FAAN, of Seton Hall University College of Nursing.
“The COVID- 19 pandemic serendipitously led to the removal of many restrictions on NP practice, a positive change that needs to become permanent,” Bischof says. “This is the time for NPs to seize the opportunity to work with MedPAC to achieve full reimbursement for care provided.”