Transforming Primary Care Delivery Systems

Dec 07, 2018

In 2019 The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence was awarded an innovation grant to transform and improve primary care delivery systems by developing nurse leaders in primary care who can improve health outcomes and increase patient access. This work was made possible through more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Colorado

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Federal Report Urges Restrictions Be Lifted to Improve Health Care

Dec 06, 2018

A new federal report recommends ways to increase Americans’ access to care, suggesting improvements to public policy in four areas where federal and state rules “inhibit choice and competition”—including the need for states to expand scope of practice laws for more

Issues: Improving Access to Care Location: National

New Paper Lays Out Why Nurse Practitioners Are the Solution

Oct 15, 2018

This is a revised version of an earlier post. See correction below. “Primary care is a crucial component of American health care, but it faces steep challenges, beginning with ever-increasing demand for primary care services,” writes health care economist Peter more

Issues: Improving Access to Care

Funding Bill Includes Push to VA Facilities to Let Nurses Practice

Oct 09, 2018

President Trump signed into law on September 21 a funding bill for the nation’s veterans, and part of it boosted efforts to implement a policy approved nearly two years ago to more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care

2018 Michigan Nursing Summit: Taking Health Care Upstream

Sep 06, 2018

October 18-19, 2018|Lansing, MI OVERVIEW: The Michigan Center for Nursing’s annual Michigan Nursing Summit convenes nurses from all over the state of Michigan. This year’s Summit will equip nurses with knowledge to promote understanding of underlying health factors, and more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: Michigan

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Nurse Practitioners Help Keep the Roads Safe—Why Not the Rails and Skies?

Jul 02, 2018

Nurse anesthetist Steven Wooden, DNP, CRNA, NSPM, relies on his private plane and pilot’s license to effectively provide anesthesia services in rural Nebraska. He’s logged more than 40,000 flight miles while providing anesthesia coverage to at least nine hospitals, some as far as 200 miles from his home. more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Nurse Practitioners Help Truckers Keep on Trucking

Jun 25, 2018

Truck drivers with three or more medical conditions are at least twice as likely as healthier drivers to be involved in a crash. Nurse practitioners who perform DOT physicals promote both health and safety. The goal: more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Promoting Nursing Leadership Location: National

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Campaign Allies Among AANP Excellence Award Winners

Jun 04, 2018

Each year the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) recognizes supporters of nursing from across the country, in two categories: nurse practitioners who have made outstanding contributions; and advocates who have made significant contributions toward increasing more

Issues: Building Healthier Communities Improving Access to Care Location: District of Columbia Georgia Hawaii Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota National Nebraska West Virginia