Advanced Practice Professional definition

Advanced Practice Professional. (“APP”) means individuals other than Medical Staff members who provide a medical level of care or perform surgical tasks consistent with granted clinical privileges, but who may be required by law and/or the Hospital to exercise some or all of those clinical privileges under the direction of, or in collaboration with, a Supervising/Collaborating Physician pursuant to a Supervision/Collaborative agreement. See Appendix B of this Policy.

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Advanced Practice Professional means an individual, other than a Practitioner, who is licensed and/or certified to render health care services independently or under the supervision of a Medical Staff Member, and who is authorized by the Medical Center to provide direct health care services at the Medical Center. Clinical Assistants are not Advanced Practice Professionals and do not qualify for Clinical Privileges or Staff Membership.

Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means those individuals eligible for privileges but not medical staff membership who provide a level of service including the evaluation and treatment of patients including documentation in the medical record and the prescribing of medications. Individuals in this category are, but not limited to, clinical psychologists, physician assistants (PAs), doctors of physician assistant studies (DPAS), advance practice registered nurses (APRNs), doctors of nursing practice (DNP), and anesthesia assistants.

Examples of Advanced Practice Professional in a sentence

This assistance program is monitored through the Medical Staff’s Practitioner and Advanced Practice Professional Health Assistance Committee.
Contractor and each Group Provider shall comply with all bylaws, Medical Staff and Advanced Practice Professional Staff policies, rules and regulations of Hospital and the Medical Staff and Advanced Practice Professional Staff (collectively, the “Hospital Rules”), and all protocols applicable to the Services or the Hospital (the “Protocols”).
Hospitalist shall pay to Contractor an amount equal to Seventy Five Dollars ($75) per hour for the Advanced Practice Professional Services (the “APP Compensation”) provided under this Agreement.
These circumstances include certain entries by a Practitioner-employed or sponsored Clinical Assistant or Advanced Practice Professional, and certain entries made by a Dentist, Oral Surgeon or Podiatrist.
If Group Clinician is not a member in good standing in the “active staff” category of the Advanced Practice Professional Staff as of the Effective Date, Group Clinician shall have a reasonable amount of time to obtain such membership, provided that Group Clinician diligently pursues such membership in accordance with the normal procedure as set forth in the Advanced Practice Professional Staff bylaws.

More Definitions of Advanced Practice Professional

Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means those individuals eligible for Privileges but not Medical Staff Membership who provide a level of service including evaluation and treatment of patients, documentation in the medical record and prescribing of medications, as applicable in accordance with their scope of practice. APP categories are listed in the Organization and Functions Manual which is part of the Rules and Regulations.

Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means any individually licensed or certified health care provider (excluding a Physician, Dentist, Oral Surgeon, or Podiatrist) who: (a) has an independent or dependent scope of practice, (b) is authorized by the Governing Board to exercise specified Clinical Privileges within the Hospital in a manner that is consistent with the provider’s scope of practice, and

Advanced Practice Professional. (APP) means individuals other than Medical Staff members who is qualified to render direct or indirect medical care under the supervision of a Practitioner who has been afforded privileges within their scope of practice to provide such care in the Hospital. The authority to provide specified patient care services is established by the Medical Staff based on the professional’s qualifications. All APPs are described as Category I, Category II, or Category III practitioners in the Medical Staff Bylaws documents.

Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means an individual, not including a Physician, Dentist, Oral Surgeon or Podiatrist, who is licensed and/or certified to render health care services independently or under the supervision of a Medical Staff Member, and is credentialed and privileged in accordance with these Medical Staff Bylaws.

Advanced Practice Professional or “APP” means those individuals who are Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), and Nurse Practitioners), and Physician Assistants (PAs). APPs are Members of the Medical Staff.

Advanced Practice Professional. (APP) Staff” means the formal organization of APPs who are eligible to be granted clinical privileges pursuant to these Bylaws.

Advanced Practice Professional means members of allied health fields affiliated with the Medical Staff as determined by the Medical Staff, and including nurse anesthetists, physician assistants, and other advanced practice fields. Members of the allied health fields shall be affiliated with and subject to monitoring by the Medical Staff, but such Advanced Practice Professional shall not be considered members of the Medical Staff.