Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

NPs Have Little Interaction With Supervising Physicians: Survey

A survey of 1,486 nurse practitioners (NPs) in North Carolina suggests that physician supervision often provides little direct clinical interaction, despite the state’s requirements for collaborative practice agreements. The survey was conducted by Jennifer Perry, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, a family nurse practitioner practicing in urgent care, and Chandra Speight, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, CNE, a professor at East Carolina University, and was presented at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners annual meeting. According to the …

Some Patients Feel Disrespected in Healthcare Settings

A surprising number of women—nearly 1 in 4—say they have experienced unfair or disrespectful treatment in healthcare settings within the past 2 years, according to survey results from KFF. The survey of 5,055 women and 1,191 men showed 23% of women reported recent negative interactions with providers, and 18% of men reported the same. Weight was the most commonly cited reason (15%) for perceiving disrespect or unfairness, followed by age, gender, and race. Black and …

Health Leaders Less Worried About Cost Reduction: Survey

For years, the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions annual survey of healthcare finance leaders found cost reduction was consistently among the top 3 priorities for organizations. However, the latest survey indicates a shift: cost reduction has now fallen to the bottom of the list of priorities—suddenly ranking at number 17 out of 17 choices. At the same time, around 25% of finance leaders reported missing their operating margin targets over the past 3 years. Behind …

Staff Salary Survey Provides Benchmarks

A recent survey conducted by Physicians Practice provides some benchmarking insight for operators regarding staff salaries. According to survey respondents, more than a quarter of them say their full-time nurse practitioners earn within the range of $100,000-$125,000; only a small percentage earn less than $75,000 a year. As for medical assistants, the largest portion of survey respondents (37%) pin those salaries in the range of $30,000 to $40,000 a year with another 23% saying they …

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