Nurse practitioners say efforts to expand primary care to millions of Americans under the health law are hampered by insurance industry practices that limit or exclude their participation. Despite ...

To help meet the growing need for primary care services, nurse practitioners are asking the Obama administration to require insurers to credential them, Kaiser Health News reports. The U.S. Department ...

A typical job posting for a nurse practitioner (NP) position might call for an NP with experience in managing cardiac conditions. But it's not always clear to job-seeking NPs or prospective employers ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advantmed, LLC is proud to announce that it is now accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) in Credentialing. This prestigious three-year ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Some nurses and physicians opposed the nurse practitioner model. Certain nursing leaders believed that nurse practitioners were no longer practicing nursing, that the title was "ambiguous and ...

"Earning NCQA Credentialing Accreditation is a significant milestone that reflects Advantmed’s unwavering commitment to clinical excellence, data integrity, and provider trust," said Akash Patel, CEO ...