1, Reimbursement is a process it includes state and federal
level. federal billing guidelines in each state licensing authority
for advanced practice nurses are different. Advanced practice
nurses are different. Advanced practice nurse needs to service in
their state licensing regulations for billing regulations. federal
agencies change for coding, assessment in federal health care
program for performance, payment, accreditation this includes the
medical expenditure panel survey, quality indicators data sets and
benchmark tools for federally sponsored and project. federal
funding for APRN education should be expanded.
2, APRN practice and impact on access to deliver high-quality
health care. state authority home health agencies accept orders
from APRN's when patient use private payment under state law. nurse
practitioner in new york state gets reimbursed the same as a
physician and they have the full scope of practice in state
regulations they get reimbursed across state for their scope of
practice.
3, nurse practitioner should be licensed and registered as a
registered professional nurse in new york state and certified as a
nurse practitioner by the department of education to participate in
the NYS Medicaid program.
In texas to be licensed to practice as an APRN must be licensed as
an RN in Texas. if nurses recognized by the board as advanced
practice RN they qualified for the assistant educated program by
texas board. they allow APRNs to have direct contact with health
plans and Medicaid and insurance plans and access to primary care
where the number of the provider is less.
4, Nurses have the opportunity to play a central role in
transforming the health care system to provide high quality and
value-based treatment for patients. using evidence-based clinical
guidelines for the promotion of the changes. transforming nursing
education system respond to changes in contextual factors by
applying new skills and support fulfill the scope of the practice
for effective patient care delivery. scope of practice for APRN
impact on care process. state and nursing scope of practice for
patient care APRN create the structured opportunity for nursing
students and engage in service, collaboration with other common
agencies for nursing education increase diversity in nursing
practice.
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