This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Moller, M. D. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

The Business of Psychiatric Nursing: Cents and Sensibility Part I: Establishing an Independent Practice

Suncrest Wellness Center, 5998 N. Hiway 291, Suncrest Mall #5, Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026

This two-part article discusses issues related to establishing and maintaining a successful outpatient private practice. Part one describes elements essential to making an independent nurse-managed outpatient clinic operational; including a mission statement and organizational objectives, organizational structure, daily operations, start-up and ongoing operational costs, personnel requirements, third-party reimbursement issues, public relations, monitoring outcomes, and maintaining one's own mental health. Establishing reimbursement rates for advanced practice nurses and billing for services are described The complex array of managed behavioral health care services are delineated as are issues related to scheduling, taking call, and allowing personal time off.

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, Vol. 5, No. 2, 54-61 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/107839039900500205


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?