[NPInfo] Re: [ACC-Circle] PAs and NPs

[Jeffrey Hazzard]

   Dave:
     You are now my official attack dog, man!  WAY TO GO.  We need more pointed, no-beating-around-the-bush complaints to the slights and insults to our professions.  Your letting to HCNN was right on target.  THANK YOU for representing all of our interests, and I include the patients here.
        Jeff Hazzard, Tampa

--- On Thu, 6/19/08, David Mittman <dmittman at comcast.net> wrote:

From: David Mittman <dmittman at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [ACC-Circle] PAs and NPs
To: "Melanie Ronzheimer" <Melanie.Ronzheimer at medem.com>
Cc: "NPinfo Info" <NPinfo at nurse.net>, "ACC" <acc-circle at listserve.com>, paforum at mc.duke.edu
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 11:59 PM

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Hi Melanie:
Please do not take this email personally. PAs and nurse practitioners  
are licensed professionals. Both professions are able to legally  
prescribe in all 50 states. We make our own independent decisions on  
what to prescribe, we have our own DEA and NPI numbers and it seems  
whomever made construed the HCNN was not aware of this. With over  
200,000 of us in practice I can not believe we were not included.
Who is responsible for the decision to keep NPs and PAslinked to a  
specific physician? PAs and NPs are not physically tied to a  
physician, (some NPs do not even need a physician to practice) and  
PAs and NPs change employment sites frequently.
We need to be able to be registered as full prescribers. Anything  
less would be unacceptable.
Please let me know who to write to or speak with to change this.
Also please register me at the email I am using.
Thanks so much in advance for your help.
Dave Mittman, PA
Secretary

American College of Clinicians

www.amcollege.org

Dave at comcast.net

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On Jun 19, 2008, at 6:26 PM, Melanie Ronzheimer wrote:

> Dear Dave,
>
> Currently the HCNN alert system will send alerts directly to  
> physicians,
> with additional copies to their staff and other healthcare
> professionals. It is possible for non-physicians to be included on a
> physician's account as an additional email.
>
> If you prefer to receive Alert Reminders, and are not enrolled  
> through a
> physician, we can put your preferred email address into our  
> database to
> receive e-reminders. You will receive an email when EVERY alert is  
> sent
> and will be able to view all alerts at hcnn.net. There is no need to
> register, just confirm your email address with us.
>
> In your phone message you're mentioned you heard about the HCNN in  
> your
> NP newsletter.  What newsletter did you read this information?
>
> If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to call or
> email.  Please also visit our website at www.hcnn.net.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Melanie Ronzheimer | Customer Service Manager
> HCNN | Health Care Notification Network
> Working Together to Protect Patients
> www.hcnn.net
> Toll free 866-925-5155
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Mittman [mailto:dmittman at comcast.net]
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:18 PM
> To: info at hcnn.net
> Subject: PAs and NPs
>
> Hi. I am a PA and was not allowed to register on the HCNN. Are we
> allowed to be a member?
> Dave Mittman, PA
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