Advanced Practice Practitioners

Making the Case for Expanded Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice

by Sara Heath

Expanding nurse practitioner scope of practice is the first step to empowering advanced practice providers (APPs) in leading patient care and ultimately addressing gaps in patient access to care,...

GA Scope of Practice Bill Sparks Debate About APRNs

by Sara Heath

The American Medical Association and the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) are speaking out against proposed state legislation that would expand scope of practice for advanced practice registered...

Why Nurse Practitioners Are Pivotal in Health Equity Work

by Sara Heath

When COVID-19 first came ashore in the United States, it quickly became apparent that the virus would bring to light racial health disparities that have long pervaded the healthcare industry. It...

How to Use Team-Based Care to Improve the Patient Experience

by Sara Heath

As healthcare professionals are working to support a positive patient experience in an industry increasingly embracing value-based care, they are leaning on team-based care for support. Team-based...

NPs, PAs Could Reduce Primary Care Physician Shortage Nearly 70%

by Sara Heath

The healthcare industry is facing a primary care physician shortage that threatens patient access to care in coming years. Leaning on non-physician clinicians such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and...

Understanding Physician Shortage Issues, Patient Care Access

by Sara Heath

Patients often face several barriers that hinder patient care access, ranging from ability to pay for the care encounter to obtaining transportation to the doctor’s office. But now a new barrier...