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Survey Information for APRNs ~ Margaret Halter, PhD, PMHCNS, Associate Professor

My name is Margaret (Peggy) Halter and I teach health policy in the graduate nursing program at the University of Akron in Ohio. I also serve on the Ohio Nurses Association’s (ONA) Health Policy Council. I am doing research that looks at health policy education as well as political involvement in advanced practice nurses.  To this end, ONA included my survey about APN’s political engagement in its electronic newsletter. Various specialty nursing organizations throughout the United States have also shared the survey through newsletters, websites, or email.  The survey is short, less than 10 minutes. Names will not be used or identified in any way. The link is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/APNpolicyssurvey A full report of this study will be available May 2011 on the University of Akron College of Nursing’s webpage at http://www3.uakron.edu/nursing/ 

I thank you in advance for your help in this important project.



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Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing) Incentive Program Update 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pleased to announce that the specifications for the E-Prescribing measure, which will be used to determine whether an eligible professional is a successful E-Prescriber and may qualify for a 2% incentive payment for the 2009 reporting period, has been posted to the CMS website.  The measure specifications may be found in the “Downloads” section of the E-Prescribing Incentive Program webpage at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/PQRI/03_EPrescribingIncentiveProgram.asp#TopOfPage on the CMS website.   An eligible professional does not have to enroll in order to participate in the E-Prescribing Incentive Program.  Furthermore, an eligible professional does not need to participate in PQRI in order to participate in this incentive program. Eligible professionals include APRNs. Beginning January 1, 2009, eligible professionals may participate in the E-Prescribing Incentive Program by submitting information required by the E-Prescribing measure on their Medicare Part B claims.   Detailed information on the implementation of the E-Prescribing Incentive Program for 2009 may be found in the final 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule with comment period that was published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2008.  A copy of the final rule with comment period is on display at the Federal Register and can be viewed at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/physician.asp on the CMS website.

APRN Spring CE Conference
April 9th and 10th, 2010

Montana Nurses Association
Education Center
20 Old Montana State Highway
Clancy MT   59634
406-442-6710

  • Agenda and On-line Registration- See Home Page

 

 

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District representatives for the Council on Advanced Practice are from left to right Kerry Nickou, East Glacier Park, Co-Representative for District 6, Keven Comer, Bozeman- District 3, Joan VanDuynhoven, Condon-District 4, Karrin Sax, Florence-District 1, Paul Coats, Whitefish- Chair, Pat Carrick, Dillon-Secretary/Treasurer & District 2 representative, MaryClair McGuire, Havre-Board Liaison to the Council on Advanced Practice, Laureli Scribner, Billings-District 5, Charlene Pontoriero, Fairview-District 8 and Beverly Mayberry, Kalispell-District 7. Not pictured are Barb Prescott, Bozeman-District 3 representative and President Elect and Elaine Becker, Great Falls-Co-Representative for District 6.

  • For Information on the APRN Council on Advanced Practice please contact:

                          Barbara Prescott  DNP, FNP-BC
                          Chair of the Council on Advanced Practice
                          Montana Nurses Association
                          Home  406-585-1393
                          email  doctorbarb1@msn.com

 

 

 

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