CMS expands medical staff definition to include APRNs, PAs
May 13, 2012
Read more: CMS expands medical staff definition to include APRNs, PAs - FierceHealthcare http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/cms-expands-medical-staff-definition-include-nps-pas/2012-05-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal#ixzz1ug4XdC6s
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Arizona NP honored for her work on dementia
May 4, 2012
Maribeth Gallagher, a psychiatric nurse practitioner at the Hospice of the Valley in Arizona, was honored by the International Journal of Palliative Nursing for her work with the hospice's dementia program. Gallagher will also receive this year's program manager of the year award from the Visiting Nurse Associations of America. She used favorite songs to help patients, and she co-founded a program to help families of patients not yet eligible for hospice services. Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The (5/2)
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Akaka Amendment Defeated
May 1, 2012
Amendment to Postal Workers Act that would have permitted NPs to do workers comp evals for federal postal workers failed by a vote of 46-53. Both Arizona senators Kyl and McCain voted against the amendment. The bill must go back to the House for further action so there is still a chance that the amendment can be re-introduced and passed
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The Practitioner Opinion Piece
April 27, 2012
The Practitioner
We are starting an Opinion Piece in The Practitioner and want to know what you think! Any topic you have had a burning desire to discuss or make your opinion on known? Now is your chance! Any topic is fair game, but we are particularly looking for issues that are controversial or issues that there are differing opinions on. Any Opinion Piece will be approved by the Editor and AzNPC Executive Committee before publication. Don’t worry about length.
You may submit your opinion piece to Ted Rigney at ted_rigney@hotmail.com .
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Dr. Erich Widemark elected to AZHeC Board of Directors
April 24, 2012
What is Arizona Health-e Connection?
Arizona Health-e Connection (AzHeC) is a public-private partnership that improves health and wellness by advancing the secure and private sharing of electronic health information. A statewide non-profit, AzHeC drives the adoption and optimization of health information technology (HIT or health IT) and health information exchange (HIE).
Communicate. Collaborate. Coordinate. That is what AzHeC does through its primary areas of service:
•Serving as an educator and clearinghouse for health IT information;
•Researching, developing and advocating statewide health IT policies; and
•Leading and supporting provider adoption of health IT and HIE.
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