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In the nursing home setting, there are federally mandated visits that must be completed by medical doctors. There are also opportunities to delegate these responsibilities to physician assistants and...

Advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants have been taking on an increased role in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The importance of proper communication is often...

When discharging a patient from a nursing home, there are two CPT codes that are used for billing. CPT code 99315 should be used for visits lasting less than thirty minutes, while CPT code 99316...

A common question that nurse practitioners ask is “How often can a patient be seen in a nursing home by an APRN?” The answer is related to the medical necessity of the actual visit, not whether...

Many of the nursing homes today have upgraded to Electronic health records. The old way of getting your note to the facility chart would have involved the APRN or doctor writing up the note and...

Working in an assisted living facility can have many benefits to a medical provider such as a doctor, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. It depends on which role you will...