DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 5 (May)

New rule helps NPPs gain hospital privileges alongside docs

Your doctors may get a break from hospital rounds, thanks to a CMS rule that grants non-physician practitioners (NPPs) the same hospital privileges. The hospital and critical access hospital reform final rule, released May 9, counts NPPs such as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) as part of medical staff giving them the power to use their licensed skills in hospitals.

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