[ARNPCare] October 2014

[ARNP Care Monthly NewsLetter]

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Care
Official Newsletter of ARNPs United of Washington State
Volume 25(8) October 2014
Articles
Jobs
CE
Service Ads
Meetings
Photo of the Month
Ad & Publication Information
AUWS Board of Directors Election
Nancy Lawton and Ashley Fedan were reelected to the board. Becky Carter and Joseph Gardner were elected to their first terms.


WA Insurance Commissioner Calls for Mental Health Denial Review

Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is directing all health insurers in Washington state to identify any policyholders who had mental health services denied because of a blanket or categorical exclusion since Jan. 1, 2006 and notify them of their right to have their claim re-evaluated.
CDC’s Alcohol SBI Implementation Guide for Primary Care

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a new resource, Planning and Implementing Screening and Brief Intervention for Risky Alcohol Use: A Step-by-Step Guide for Primary Care Practices.
 
Background

At least 38 million adults drink too much but only about 5 million are alcoholics. Drinking too much includes high daily use, binge drinking, high weekly use, and any alcohol use by pregnant women or those under age 21. It causes about 88,000 deaths in the US each year, and in 2006 cost the economy about $224 billion.

 
Research shows that health professionals can use alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) to help people who are drinking too much to drink less. Alcohol SBI consists of a few questions asked in a doctor’s office and a short conversation. It can reduce excessive drinking by up to 25%. But a recent study showed that only 1 in 6 people reported ever talking with their doctor or other health professional about their alcohol use.
 
CDC hopes this guide will help practices implement alcohol SBI and thus reduce the wide range of health problems related to excessive drinking.
 
The Guide

This guide provides detailed steps and resources to help staff in any primary care practice implement alcohol SBI. It includes information on risky alcohol use, its effects on health, and how it can be addressed through alcohol SBI. 
 
The guide consists of 10 steps arranged in four major sections.  


 
What you can do

We need your help to get this guide into medical practices, encourage practices to use it, and encourage patients, health plans, and employers to demand SBI. So please:
 
Share the guide with your colleagues and partners
Use social media (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn) to let others know about this new resource
Write an article or announcement in your organization’s newsletter to raise awareness about the guide and to alert others to this new product
Encourage primary care and ob-gyn practices and system administrators in your community to support SBI implementation
Spread the word about the need for alcohol SBI in primary care systems
Let us know how you are using the guide and your experiences with it by e-mailing FASInquiries at cdc.gov

We look forward to continuing our work together to ensure that we do all we can to make alcohol screening and brief intervention a routine part of health care.
Job Opportunities

NP Positions NW Washington-Three County Area

Home Health company seeking NP Independent contractors wanting to build their own practice without marketing and billing hassles. 
Entrepreneurial spirited-build your own practice-set your own schedules with patients
Independent contractor to a referral, marketing and billing company
In-home diagnosis and care for trauma patients-travel to patients near your home. No office required
Will teach you medical-legal forensic care documentation and presentation skills without charge to you
No non-competes-when and if you are ready go out on your own with no obligations
Compensation based on number of patients you choose to see
Back up by board certified pain specialist osteopthic doctor anesthesiologist
Immediate openings
Medical-Legal Therapeutics Inc.-Michael Tomkins or Richard Tomkins
206-547-1000 * aadmt at aol.com / rmtomkins at gmail.com * website in process-other practice information available upon request.
PointNurse Virtual Healthcare Clinic Weekend Event (November 8-9)
 
PointNurse, a new online video healthcare service, is running a paid weekend pilot in Washington November 8-9 to test its new telehealth video call app. We are seeking a team of Nurse Practitioners to be on call from home during select weekend shifts ($200/8hr shift +$25/call) to answer consumer/patient video calls via PC, Mac or iPhone. Through various digital marketing campaigns, we will be redirecting consumers in your state seeking healthcare related information on Google, Bing or Yahoo to the PointNurse site for on-demand video consultations. We will be testing various positioning, fees and pricing scenarios. 
Please contact us for more information:
   Victoria Madden or Cyrus Maaghul
   (917) 940-9943
   www.pointnurse.com
   info at pointnurse.com
  www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusmaaghul   

Service Ads
Interested in Mentoring the Next Generation of ARNPs?

Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA is looking for preceptors in the south Puget Sound area for the Family Nurse Practitioner program. Your commitment requires a minimum of 1 day a week for a semester. We need preceptors Fall (Sep to Dec), Spring (Feb to May) and Summer (May to August) semesters. If interested, please contact Dr. Lorena Guerrero at guerrelc at plu.edu or call (253) 535-7374.
Preceptors Wanted
The specialty tracks within the University of Washington DNP program are seeking preceptor colleagues to work with us to continue preparing future APRNs that are competent clinicians and our future colleagues. We are seeking preceptors in the following tracks: Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwifery, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The average commitment is 1-2 days a week for a 10 week quarter. Autumn quarter (Sept-Dec), Winter (Jan-Mar), Spring (Mar-Jun), Summer (Jun-Aug). If interested, please see our Preceptor page: http://nursing.uw.edu/faculty-support/preceptor-clinical-faculty-affiliate-faculty-support and Introduce Yourself!  
Meetings
Puget Sound Nurse Practitioners Association

Join us! Puget Sound Nurse Practitioners Association is a non-profit
organization supporting ARNPs in Puget Sound since 1998. We meet
every other month and offer a social hour/networking and a speaker presentation.

Annual dues are $60/$20 for students. $20 per meeting for guests. Apply for membership and find meeting information at http://PSNPA.org


West Sound Advanced Practice Association

Meets the second Thursday of the month. Meetings include networking/dinner/educational session. E-mail Fionafnp at centurytel.net for more information.

Photo of Month

Ryan Suess, ARNP who provided superb music at the ARNPs United Meet & Greet at the recent conference.
Would you believe he works at Sound Medicine? (Who could make that one up?)
Ad & Publication Information
ARNP Care Ad Information

Copy deadline is the second Tuesday of the month prior to publication. Ads may be accepted later than this on a space-available basis. Position Available and Continuing Education Ads of less than 66 words are $45, of 66 to 130 words are $75, 131-180 words are $105, and greater than 181 words are $175. Position Available Ads are priced per insertion. Continuing Education Announcements are per offering for up to three (3) consecutive insertions. New Product Announcements per product for one insertion of 130 words or less are $75, more than 130 words are $175. Ad Inserts are $750 for one issue. All ads are subject to space limitations and editing. Call for detailed rate information. Mail copy to ARNP Care, 10024 SE 240th St, #230, Kent, WA 98031. Phone 253.852.9042. Fax 253.852.7725. Email care at nurse.net. 
ARNP Care Editorial Board

Editors:
   Robert T. Smithing, MSN, ARNP, FAANP
   Madeline D. Wiley, MSN, ARNP, FAANP
Contributing Editors:
   Nancy Lawton, MN, ARNP (President)
   Louise Kaplan, PhD, ARNP, FAANP (Legislative Chair)
Production Staff:
   Tracy Kiele, Managing Editor
   Sarah Abid, Production Staff
   NP Central, Publisher

Copyright 2014 NP Central 
ARNPs United of Washington State

Website: www.auws.org
Facebook: facebook.com/ARNPsUnited
Email: au at auws.org
Address: 10024 SE 240th St, #230, Kent, WA 98031
p. 253.480.1035   f. 253.852.7725
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