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Barriers to Independent Nurse Practitioner Ownership
on Clinician's Roundtable
Carolyn Zaumeyer, a nurse practitioner, discusses with host Lisa D'Andrea the key barriers for a nurse practitioner to establish an independent practice. The nurse practitioner must ensure the practice structure and operations are in compliance with the applicable laws. Ms. Zaumeyer also highlights the importance of establishing a relationship with a collaborating physician for the success of one's practice. Another hurdle that Ms. Zaumeyer examines is the nurse practitioner's relationship with the insurance company to assure the services billed by the nurse practitioner are properly processed and reimbursed.
 Lisa Dandrea Lenell is a physician assistant and the director of operations for an internal medicine practice in Illinois. She is passionate about bringing physician assistant and nurse practitioner issues into the spotlight, focusing on awareness and understanding of the professions.Mrs. Lenell is a graduate of the Physician Assistant Program at Midwestern University in Downers Grove, Illinois. She has continued her relationship with Midwestern University, working as adjunct faculty.She has published in the prestigious peer-reviewed medical journal Dermatologic Surgery and has been featured in several professional journals.
Carolyn Zaumeyer is a leading expert and consultant in establishing independent practices for nurse practitioners and other mid-level providers. Ms. Zaumeyer advises nurse practitioners on how to establish and operate an independent practice, and authored two books on the subject, The Nurse Practitioner as Entrepreneur and How to Start an Independent Practice: The Nurse Practitioner's Guide to Success. Ms. Zaumeyer received her master's in nursing as a clinical nurse specialist at Florida International University in Miami, Florida.
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