Stephen Ferrara is an actively practicing Nurse Practitioner, executive, and faculty member. He combines years of clinical experience along with health policy development to increase access to nurse practitioner-partnered care in New York State by serving as the executive director of the Nurse Practitioner Association New York State. Columbia's Nur…

Dr. Adele Mueller joins Let's Talk to discuss the role nurses play in protecting the public from adverse reactions due to prescription drugs. Dr. Mueller has over 30 years of clinical experience as a Professional Nurse and Nurse Leader and 18 years of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety experience. In her current role at C3i Solutions, she provides o…

Let's Talk: Smart Practice is a call-in show hosted by Windy Carson-Smith, CEO of Carson Company and a long-time lawyer and nursing advocate. In this episode, Windy will discuss the case of William George Davis, a nurse accused of killing patients at a hospital in Tyler, Texas.Door Lets Talk About APN

Host Windy Carson-Smith talks with Cathy Borris-Hale, Nurse Specialist for Discipline and Practice for the DC Board of Nursing. Ms. Borris-Hale talks about the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) where she is a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors. The discussion touches on the NCSBN, state boards of nursing, medical marijuan…

Let's Talk: Smart Practice is a call-in show hosted by Windy Carson-Smith, CEO of Carson Company and a long-time lawyer and nursing advocate. This episode will discuss the new report "Reforming America's Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition." One of the recommendations addresses state policies that restrict provider entry into markets. …

Liability and risk management expert Jennifer Flynn of the Nurses Services Organization (NSO) talks about professional liability exposures for nurse practitioners. Jennifer discusses NSO's 2017 Claims Report (4th Edition), insuring nurses in collaborative relationships, malpractice insurance coverage limits, disclosure practices, electronic medical…

Nurse and law expert Nancy J. Brent joins us to discuss nursing disciplinary issues and how to address them. The discussion covers a range of topics including the importance of finding representation, when to consult a lawyer, learning the Nursing Practice Act and its implications, substance abuse, recreational marijuana, and licensing issues that …

Dr. Catie Harris joins Let's Talk to discuss her transition from working in hospitals to starting her own businesses. Catie, a nurse and entrepreneur, has empowered hundreds of nurses to monetize their knowledge and skills in business. She owns NursePreneurs, Concierge Nurse Services, and The NP Life, which provides first assist staffing services i…

This month we will be discussing findings from the NSO Nurse Practitioner Liability Update with Jennifer Flynn, Project Manager, Manager, Healthcare Risk Management, Nurses Service Organization (NSO) will discuss advanced practice malpractice. Our discussion with Jennifer will focus on the analysis of the most frequent and severe professional liabi…

This month we will address emerging health delivery models, with a discussion of the role of Advanced Practice Nurses and Health Care Reform, specifically with a discussion of the role of nurses in ACO’s and Medical Homes with Mary Jean Schumann. Ms. Schumann is the Executive Director of the Nursing Alliance for Quality Care (NAQC). The Nursing All…

This month we will address international advanced practice issues, and specifically European curriculum standardization efforts with Donna Rae Richardson, RN, JD. Donna Rae Richardson is the Director of Governmental Affairs and Professional Standards for CGFNS. Previously, she was the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Women’s Health Initiative…

We discuss the recent development of insurers lowering the reimbursement rates for NPs to 85% of the physician rate. Our guests this month are Tom Hampton and Bob Smithing ARNP. Tom Hampton, the former Commissioner for the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking, a role in which, most recently, he was responsible for providing oversight …

The first issue for today is DOJ Medicare Strike Force and Nurses. The joint Department of Justice and HHS Medicare Fraud Strike Force is a multi-agency team of federal, state and local investigators and prosecutors designed to combat Medicare fraud through the use of Medicare data analysis techniques. More than 500 law enforcement agents from the …

This conference call builds on the FTC approach related to advanced practice --– how do we get advanced practice nursing organizations to support FTC research on collaboration? And, we covered changes in Texas law. Texas and a number of other states have attempted to adopt legislation which would allow exemptions of health care collaborative from a…