Taking the Pulse, A Health Care and Life Sciences Video Podcast | Episode 219: The Evolving Nursing Industry with Terry McDonnell of Duke University Health System
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Nearly three years ago, the passage of California Bill AB 890, effective January 1, 2023, set in motion a future pathway for qualified nurse practitioners (“NPs”) to practice independently under a new category of licensure....more
Grounded in the OIG’s General Compliance Program Guidance and DOJ’s Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, our immersive, three-and-a-half-day, classroom-style Healthcare Basic Compliance Academy equips compliance...more
Nurse practitioners who practice pursuant to Sections 2837.103 and 2837.104 of the California Business and Professions Code may practice independently, without standardized procedures, in certain settings....more
This article highlights legal disputes central to APRNs’ ability to practice independently, the use of professional titles, insurance discrimination, and broader healthcare competition dynamics. Around the country, Advanced...more
As healthcare systems continue to adapt to an evolving landscape, the role of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) has become increasingly important. APPs include nurse practitioners (NPs), clinical nurse specialists (CNSs),...more
Ringing in the New Year, hosts Heather and Matthew welcome Terry McDonnell, SVP and Chief Nursing Executive for Duke University Health System. The group discusses leadership and developing the next generation of nurses,...more
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a letter on September 6, 2024, to all general acute care hospitals clarifying the scope of practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) following...more
Beginning on January 1, 2025, employment-based non-compete covenants will be unenforceable against physicians, certified registered nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (each,...more
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed the “Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act” (House Bill 1633), which restricts the ability of employers and healthcare practitioners to enter into non-compete...more
Noncompete agreements for certain medical providers in Pennsylvania, signed on or after January 1, 2025, will only be permissible in limited circumstances. This is as a result of the newly enacted “Fair Contracting for...more
As anticipated, 2024 continues to bring increased scrutiny of restrictive covenants by employers. At both federal and state levels, noncompete agreements are being disfavored more than ever, with Pennsylvania being the latest...more
The New York State 2024-2025 budget includes legislation that extends until July 1, 2026 the independent practice authority for certain qualified nurse practitioners with over 3,600 practice hours....more
One in five U.S. adults experienced mental illness in 2021. This represents 57.8 million people. However, only 47.2% of U.S. adults with mental illness received treatment in 2021. The country is deep in a behavioral health...more
In Colorado, legislators have passed a bill expanding the ability for physician assistants (PAs) to practice medicine more independently in physician practices and other health care facilities. Currently, physicians and...more
Connecticut’s legislature has amended the state’s physician noncompete law to provide for additional restrictions on physician noncompete agreements. (Public Act No. 23-97). In addition, Connecticut has extended noncompete...more
Health care employment law was once again a critical focus for many legislative bodies in 2022. While much of our 2021 Year in Review focused on how states addressed the COVID-19 pandemic itself, most notably with respect to...more
In one of the final advisory opinions of 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) took a broad view that a hospital's provisions of care by nurse practitioners to patients of...more
The Office of the Inspector General (the “OIG”) issued Advisory Opinion No. 22-20 on December 14, 2022, in which it determined from facts and circumstances presented that an acute care hospital providing physicians with the...more
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently posted Advisory Opinion 22-20, approving an acute care hospital’s arrangement under which its employed nurse practitioners...more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a favorable Advisory Opinion on a hospital arrangement in which the hospital was using its employed nurse practitioners to...more
The North Carolina Board of Nursing ("NCBON") is empowered by law to regulate the practice of nursing in order to provide safe nursing care to the public. When the NCBON receives a complaint regarding a nurse's practice...more
If our most recent Fraud Week post (NY Chiropractor Billed for Non-Existent Acupuncture Services) didn’t already drive home the point, it is worth emphasizing that billing insurers for items or services that weren’t actually...more
Given California’s shortage of primary care providers, nurse practitioners (“NPs”) are increasingly being asked to fill gaps in provider coverage. With that background, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 890 (“AB 890”)...more
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed legislation to expand the scope of practice of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), nurse-midwives, and physician assistants (PAs) to perform certain forms of abortion....more
I have been in healthcare legal practice since the mid-1990s. During a summer in law school, I worked for the California Legislative Counsel Bureau, which is the agency that serves as legal counsel to the California...more