Canada Global(Web News)New reimbursement model for Alberta nurse practitioners hugely helpful A new reimbursement model for nurse practitioners will give Albertans better access to primary care providers when and where they need it.
We are closing a gap in the current funding structure so that nurse practitioners can open their own clinics, see patients and offer services based on their work, training and skills.
Nurse practitioners have completed graduate education and are trained to see and diagnose patients, diagnose disease and provide treatment, order tests, prescribe medications, and refer patients with complex needs to other physicians on referrals. are
Through a $2 million grant over the next three years, the Alberta Nurse Practitioner Association will help recruit nurse practitioners to participate in implementing the new reimbursement model and support them as they establish their own private clinics
