Like most legislation the first time it is introduced at the Capitol, a bill that would have removed a signature provision in the nurse practitioner-physician relationship died last week. Rules governing nurse practitioners require that a “protocol,” or what amounts to a course of treatment for a patient, must earn the signature of a collaborating [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: December 26,2010
Tags: American Hospital Association, American Nurses Association, Brenda Waltz, federal healthcare reform act, Mississippi Hospital Association, Mississippi Nurses Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, Ricki Garrett, Sam Cameron, Tim J. Alford
Controversy is the one thing that has been a constant of the federal healthcare reform act as the uncertainty about its future continues. Mississippi healthcare providers will be watching closely to see what the courts and Congress do in 2011 as new members take their seats. The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) is partnering closely with [...] [...]
State Medical Association president sees both sides for Mississippi with healthcare reform With some language of the federal Health Care Reform Act not going into effect until 2014, physicians in Mississippi are not sure at this point what the impact will be to patient care and their practices. Tim J. Alford, M.D., is the new [...] [...]
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