From lweissflog at yahoo.com Sun Jun 4 20:15:23 2006 From: lweissflog at yahoo.com (Laura Orsatti Weissflog) Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 20:15:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [PrvPracNP] Credentialing with insurance Message-ID: <20060605031523.43192.qmail@web36613.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hello, I am a CNS & CRNP in Pennsylvania and have my own practice doing psychotherapy. I have contacted several insurance companies (Aetna, Cigna) to name a few and they are unwilling to take me on to their panel because I am a sole proprieter or don't have a collaborating MD. This is not a state requirement, but an insurance requirement. Does anyone have this same experience and know of anyway around this obstacle. Please note that I am credentialing with both of these insurances in two other practices where I work separately part time doing prescribing work with a collaborating doc. Thanks. Laura Orsatti Weissflog, MSN, APRN, BC, CRNP Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner 114 Crockett Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 (610) 265-4008 Office (610) 265-1176 Fax http://www.genesisfc.com --------------------------------- Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1?/min. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From GIN11153 at aol.com Thu Jun 22 10:46:12 2006 From: GIN11153 at aol.com (GIN11153 at aol.com) Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:46:12 EDT Subject: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders Message-ID: <2c6.9ab7b82.31cc3164@aol.com> Thought this might interest some of you: _http://www.hcmarketplace.com/Prod-4275-EZ47771B.html_ (http://www.hcmarketplace.com/Prod-4275-EZ47771B.html) Use of physician extenders can significantly improve your practice's efficiency. However, billing incorrectly for them can cost your practice significant dollars and make you the target of audits from the OIG. Join us on August 10, for the 60-minute audioconference, Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders. Our experts will give you the information you need to bill properly and increase efficiency Gail Neuman RNC CPHW SNP LNC student nurse practitioner and student midwife listowner of LegalNurseConsulting at yahoogroups.com certified high risk OB/legal nurse consultant Perinatal Nurse Associates Notary Public/Certified Loan Signing Agent PrePaid Legal Sales Associate Santa Ana, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pamme at sbcglobal.net Sat Jun 24 02:11:29 2006 From: pamme at sbcglobal.net (Mom/Pamme) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:11:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders In-Reply-To: <2c6.9ab7b82.31cc3164@aol.com> Message-ID: <20060624091129.90699.qmail@web81407.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Nothing irritates me more than the term "physician extender." An NP is not an extension of the doctor. We are practitioners with a theoretical framework, mission and goals. We are members of a profession. We are more than a physician! That term was "outlawed" 5 years ago. How in the the world did it creep back into the literature? Even the Federal Gov't had finally recognized NP's as a profession unto ourselves and not an extension of any other profession. How is it that we are going backwards? Have we rested on our laurels too long? I've noticed that the percentage received in a joint practice is also decreasing as our costs are rising (i.e. malpractice insurance.) Speaking of malpractice insurance, why did it double when our statistics have not changed? Anyone have any ideas? In closing, please let us not do ourselves a disservice. Let us not take a step backwards. We are nobody's extension. We are Nurse Practitioners. ----- Original Message ---- From: GIN11153 at aol.com To: npinfo at nurse.net; prvpracnp at nurse.net; IndNursePrac at yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:46:12 PM Subject: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders Thought this might interest some of you: http://www.hcmarketplace.com/Prod-4275-EZ47771B.html Use of physician extenders can significantly improve your practice's efficiency. However, billing incorrectly for them can cost your practice significant dollars and make you the target of audits from the OIG. Join us on August 10, for the 60-minute audioconference, Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders. Our experts will give you the information you need to bill properly and increase efficiency Gail Neuman RNC CPHW SNP LNC student nurse practitioner and student midwife listowner of LegalNurseConsulting at yahoogroups.com certified high risk OB/legal nurse consultant Perinatal Nurse Associates Notary Public/Certified Loan Signing Agent PrePaid Legal Sales Associate Santa Ana, CA _______________________________________________ PrvPracNP mailing list PrvPracNP at nurse.net http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/prvpracnp % You can change you list options and unsubscribe from this page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdrakenp at comcast.net Sat Jun 24 08:49:00 2006 From: sdrakenp at comcast.net (Suellen Drake) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:49:00 -0400 Subject: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for PhysicianExtenders References: <20060624091129.90699.qmail@web81407.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <007901c697a5$b6426380$6601a8c0@suellendrake> Thank You, Thank you, Thank You !! When I read that I was appalled !! Suellen Drake, ARNP Owner and Nurse Practitioner of Northwood Primary Care. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mom/Pamme To: Private Practice NPs Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 5:11 AM Subject: Re: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for PhysicianExtenders Nothing irritates me more than the term "physician extender." An NP is not an extension of the doctor. We are practitioners with a theoretical framework, mission and goals. We are members of a profession. We are more than a physician! That term was "outlawed" 5 years ago. How in the the world did it creep back into the literature? Even the Federal Gov't had finally recognized NP's as a profession unto ourselves and not an extension of any other profession. How is it that we are going backwards? Have we rested on our laurels too long? I've noticed that the percentage received in a joint practice is also decreasing as our costs are rising (i.e. malpractice insurance.) Speaking of malpractice insurance, why did it double when our statistics have not changed? Anyone have any ideas? In closing, please let us not do ourselves a disservice. Let us not take a step backwards. We are nobody's extension. We are Nurse Practitioners. ----- Original Message ---- From: GIN11153 at aol.com To: npinfo at nurse.net; prvpracnp at nurse.net; IndNursePrac at yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:46:12 PM Subject: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders Thought this might interest some of you: http://www.hcmarketplace.com/Prod-4275-EZ47771B.html Use of physician extenders can significantly improve your practice's efficiency. However, billing incorrectly for them can cost your practice significant dollars and make you the target of audits from the OIG. Join us on August 10, for the 60-minute audioconference, Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders. Our experts will give you the information you need to bill properly and increase efficiency Gail Neuman RNC CPHW SNP LNC student nurse practitioner and student midwife listowner of LegalNurseConsulting at yahoogroups.com certified high risk OB/legal nurse consultant Perinatal Nurse Associates Notary Public/Certified Loan Signing Agent PrePaid Legal Sales Associate Santa Ana, CA _______________________________________________ PrvPracNP mailing list PrvPracNP at nurse.net http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/prvpracnp % You can change you list options and unsubscribe from this page ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ PrvPracNP mailing list PrvPracNP at nurse.net http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/prvpracnp % You can change you list options and unsubscribe from this page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lweissflog at yahoo.com Sat Jun 24 13:18:59 2006 From: lweissflog at yahoo.com (Laura Orsatti Weissflog) Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:18:59 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for PhysicianExtenders In-Reply-To: <007901c697a5$b6426380$6601a8c0@suellendrake> Message-ID: <20060624201859.76021.qmail@web36605.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Hi Suellen, I could not agree with you more. My malpractice went up from $600 to $900. What are you paying? I work in psychiatry. I don't know why the increase either. And I don't get the 'extender' reference either. I usually hear of us as midlevels, like Physician Assistants in some way. My role is very autonomous in outpatient psychiatry. I work very independently and bristle at the idea of being an extension of the physician role. My clients find seeing me more satisfying than the physician. Anyway, just thought I'd join you on the ole soapbox. Suellen Drake wrote: DIV { MARGIN: 0px } Thank You, Thank you, Thank You !! When I read that I was appalled !! Suellen Drake, ARNP Owner and Nurse Practitioner of Northwood Primary Care. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mom/Pamme To: Private Practice NPs Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2006 5:11 AM Subject: Re: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for PhysicianExtenders Nothing irritates me more than the term "physician extender." An NP is not an extension of the doctor. We are practitioners with a theoretical framework, mission and goals. We are members of a profession. We are more than a physician! That term was "outlawed" 5 years ago. How in the the world did it creep back into the literature? Even the Federal Gov't had finally recognized NP's as a profession unto ourselves and not an extension of any other profession. How is it that we are going backwards? Have we rested on our laurels too long? I've noticed that the percentage received in a joint practice is also decreasing as our costs are rising (i.e. malpractice insurance.) Speaking of malpractice insurance, why did it double when our statistics have not changed? Anyone have any ideas? In closing, please let us not do ourselves a disservice. Let us not take a step backwards. We are nobody's extension. We are Nurse Practitioners. ----- Original Message ---- From: GIN11153 at aol.com To: npinfo at nurse.net; prvpracnp at nurse.net; IndNursePrac at yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:46:12 PM Subject: [PrvPracNP] Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders Thought this might interest some of you: http://www.hcmarketplace.com/Prod-4275-EZ47771B.html Use of physician extenders can significantly improve your practice's efficiency. However, billing incorrectly for them can cost your practice significant dollars and make you the target of audits from the OIG. Join us on August 10, for the 60-minute audioconference, Strategies to Appropriately Bill for Physician Extenders. Our experts will give you the information you need to bill properly and increase efficiency Gail Neuman RNC CPHW SNP LNC student nurse practitioner and student midwife listowner of LegalNurseConsulting at yahoogroups.com certified high risk OB/legal nurse consultant Perinatal Nurse Associates Notary Public/Certified Loan Signing Agent PrePaid Legal Sales Associate Santa Ana, CA _______________________________________________ PrvPracNP mailing list PrvPracNP at nurse.net http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/prvpracnp % You can change you list options and unsubscribe from this page --------------------------------- _______________________________________________ PrvPracNP mailing list PrvPracNP at nurse.net http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/prvpracnp % You can change you list options and unsubscribe from this page_______________________________________________ PrvPracNP mailing list PrvPracNP at nurse.net http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo/prvpracnp % You can change you list options and unsubscribe from this page Laura Orsatti Weissflog, MSN, APRN, BC, CRNP Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner 114 Crockett Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 (610) 265-4008 Office (610) 265-1176 Fax http://www.genesisfc.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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The medical center is run by nurse practitioners ? registered nurses with specialized training and advanced degrees ? whose numbers have risen from 30,000 in 1990 to 115,000 today. Gail Neuman RNC CPHW SNP LNC student nurse practitioner and student midwife listowner of LegalNurseConsulting at yahoogroups.com certified high risk OB/legal consultant Notary Public/Certified Loan Signing Agent PrePaid Legal Sales Associate Perinatal Nurse Associates Santa Ana, CA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: