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Do I have to make an appointment to see a health care provider (physician or nurse practitioner)?
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An appointment will be made for you if necessary. Call the Health Center at 8-3870 for any of the following: • to have a prescription written • re-check appointment if you were seen recently seen at the Health Center for the same condition Please not
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What if a physician’s nurse leaves the practice after s/he has been completing e-CMNs?
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There is a designated person in each clinic called a “superuser” who is responsible for letting Authentidate American HomePatient know that these changes have occurred. Access to the system by an employee be disallowed immediately upon notification t
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I am a nurse or Physician’s Assistant, can I use OncoPrescribe?
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Only a licensed Oncologist will receive a unique login; however you may use a doctor’s login with his permission in order to fill out some screens (such as Patient Data), before the doctor enters in specific information about the prescription.
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Should the requirement of .125 FTE nurse and .125 physician for every 40 recipients be changed to something more flexible like "sufficient medical staff to meet the needs of program enrollees?
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The Draft Standards include such flexibility. As described in the Staffing section (pages 3-4), "PROS providers must maintain an adequate and appropriate number of staff in proportion to the number of individuals served. Providers will be deemed to h
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Can a nurse take physician orders from an unlicensed person (ie; medical assistant)?
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A. Yes. Nothing in the Kansas Nurse Practice Act prevents a nurse from receiving a physicians order through an unlicensed person. The Healing Arts Act does not preclude a physician from relaying an order through an unlicensed person. A nurse still ha
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I am a (teacher, dietitian, social worker, nurse, physician, parent, etc.), not a therapist. Can I take the workshop, or is it just for therapists and parents?
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The workshop is open to anyone who works with or has an interest in children or adults with feeding problems. When a workshop includes those with many different professional interests and backgrounds, as well as parents and therapy assistants, there
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I am thinking about hiring a midlevel provider for my practice. Should I choose a physician assistant (PA) or a nurse practitioner (NP)?
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Hiring a midlevel provider can be an important way of expanding the care you are able to provide in your practice. Nurse practitioners are trained in nursing schools, while physician assistant training programs are commonly aligned with medical schoo
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If I see a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician's Assistant (PA) and the physician in the office or the clinic is participating, can I assume that the NP or PA is also participating?
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A Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant works under the direction of a supervising physician. If the supervising physician is a participating provider, then the NP or the PA would be covered at the in-network levels.
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Is soaking in a warm Epsom salt helpful for an injury?
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No. The treatment of choice immediately following an injury is Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation (RICE) of the injured area. This will help deter the progression of swelling in the area and allow for better healing to take place. When should I use
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Who can document a contraindication? Does it have to be a physician or can a nurse document the contraindication in the nursing notes?
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It will be up to the hospital to determine who will determine contraindications and how they will be documented.
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