Let's Talk: Conversations About APNs
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSuite of podcasts focused on clinical, legal, and regulatory topics in nursing. Let’s Talk is a product of Carson Company, a nursing consultancy. Both "Smart Practice" and "Conversations About APNs" are hosted by Carson Company CEO Windy Carson-Smith, an attorney widely recognized for her expertise in nursing regulation.
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Columbia University's Nurse Practitioner Group with Dr. Stephen Ferrara
June 03, 2019 15:30 - 38 minutes - 34.2 MBStephen 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 Nurse Practitioner Group offers comprehensive integrated primary care services including everything from annual exams, travel health/vaccinations and ...
Drug Safety w/ Dr. Adele Mueller
March 25, 2019 15:00 - 24 minutes - 21.5 MBDr. 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 oversight of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety Programs and Client relationships driving regulatory compliance. For more informationon C3i, please v...
A Discussion about the NCSBN, Boards of Nursing, and More with Cathy Borris-Hale
December 31, 2018 18:00 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MBHost 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 marijuana, the Nurse Licensure Compact, international regulation, and what nurses should know about the NCSBN. Mentioned in this episode are the NCSBN webs...
Let's Talk: Smart Practice
December 18, 2018 17:00 - 26 minutes - 23.4 MBLet'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. How can/does this report and recommendations address barriers to practice? Are there other market concerns that are better addressed by the governm...
Let's Talk: Smart Practice
December 18, 2018 17:00 - 26 minutes - 23.4 MBLet'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. How can/does this report and recommendations address barriers to practice? Are there other market concerns that are better addressed by the governm...
Professional Liability Exposures for Nurse Practitioners with Jennifer Flynn
November 26, 2018 18:00 - 33 minutes - 29.5 MBLiability 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 records, and a variety of other issues. For more information on NSO, visit them on Facebook, Twitter, or their website. NSO also offers tools for ...
A Discussion about Disciplinary Issues in Nursing with Nancy J. Brent
October 29, 2018 17:00 - 30 minutes - 26.8 MBNurse 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 arise during disciplinary actions. Nancy is a lawyer whose practice, for over 37 years, has focused on education, consultation, and the defense of...
A Discussion about Nursing and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Catie Harris
September 24, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutes - 17 MBDr. 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 in neurosurgery. Catie provides insight on why she chose to become an entrepreneur, challenges she faced when starting her businesses, and her effor...
NSO Nurse Practitioner Liability Update with Jennifer Flynn
October 13, 2013 05:00 - 51 minutes - 11.7 MBThis 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 liability allegations against nurse practitioners over a five year period, 2007-2011.
The Role of Nurses in ACO’s and Medical Homes
July 01, 2013 20:00 - 4 minutes - 729 KBThis 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 Alliance for Quality Care (NAQC) is a bold partnership among the nation’s leading nursing organizations, consumers, and other key stakeholders to...
International Advanced Practice Issues
June 04, 2013 02:00 - 58 minutes - 13.1 MBThis 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 of the Nation’s Capital and Director of Clinical Trials Programs at Howard University Cancer Center that increased minority physician and pat...
Insurance Reimbursement Rates for Nurse Practitioners
April 05, 2013 04:00 - 45 minutes - 10.2 MBWe 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 and direction of the agency that regulates all financial services industries in the District of Columbia. Tom has advised clients on regulato...
DOJ Medicare Strike Force and Nurses
April 05, 2013 03:00 - 47 minutes - 10.6 MBThe 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 FBI, HHS-OIG, multiple Medicaid Fraud Control Units, and other state and local law enforcement agencies have been deployed to this project. ...
The FTC's Approach to Advanced Practice
April 05, 2013 02:00 - 28 minutes - 6.31 MBThis 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 antitrust law. Under senate bill 8, state-certified healthcare collaboratives comprised of hospitals, physicians and other providers would be exe...