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The nurse practitioner will see you now. It’s not the phrase most people are accustomed to hearing, but it’s increasingly the case, with patients more likely than ever to see providers with advanced ...

Hackensack Meridian Health celebrated the first cohort of its Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, the health system announced on June 21. The initiative is one of the first primary care nurse ...

CEO, Atlas Surgical Group, one of the largest ASC groups in U.S. Author of "Success in Amb. Surgery Ctrs" and "The Healthcare Entrepreneur." A patient in pain looks up at you, their doctor, with high ...

When nurse practitioner Payal Patel changed medical practices, patient Ni-Ima Lattimer went with her. The Hempstead woman said she’s more comfortable with her and other nurses than with physicians.

A medical emergency is cresting in Indiana and beyond. The number of physicians available in the United States isn’t keeping pace with the number of people needing care or who will need care in the ...

A nurse practitioner plays an important role in a medical setting. “Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) are what many describe as the middle person between physicians and nurses,” says Jessica ...

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Nearly 84 million Americans live in “primary-care health professional shortage areas” — places that don’t have enough primary-care physicians to meet patient need. That includes over 7.8 million ...