decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 6 (June)
6 steps to get your new NPP on board, earning revenue for your practice
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Article Overview
This article covers practice-management considerations for bringing a new non-physician practitioner into a medical practice and helping the transition run smoothly. It addresses staff alignment, reporting coordination, EHR documentation, Medicare enrollment, supervision and hospital privilege basics, and ways to introduce the practitioner to patients. It is aimed at practice administrators, physicians, and office staff who support NPP integration.
Why This Topic Matters
Bringing an NPP into a practice affects workflow, documentation, enrollment status, supervision arrangements, and patient acceptance. Getting these pieces aligned can help avoid administrative problems and support smoother revenue-generating operations.
Article Sections
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Practice management considerations for NPP onboarding
Introduces the broader theme of integrating non-physician practitioners into a medical practice. Focuses on transition planning and practice workflow.
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Aligning roles, reporting, and documentation
Covers internal role clarity, coordination with federal reporting goals, and the use of separate documentation templates. Emphasizes administrative and compliance-related onboarding topics.
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Enrollment, supervision, and hospital privileges
Discusses Medicare enrollment, practice affiliation details, supervision relationships, state-law considerations, and hospital credentialing basics. Centers on administrative setup requirements for NPPs.
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Earn patient buy-in with NPPs
Addresses patient-facing onboarding strategies for introducing a new practitioner. Focuses on communication approaches that support acceptance and scheduling.
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Have the patient’s provider introduce the NPP
Describes a provider-led approach to introducing the new practitioner to patients in settings where ongoing care relationships are expected. Covers general communication planning.
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Make NPPs the preferred choice
Describes a scheduling-oriented approach for presenting the NPP as an appropriate option for certain visits. Focuses on office messaging and patient access.
What You Will Learn
- How practices can prepare staff and providers for adding a new non-physician practitioner
- What administrative areas commonly need attention during NPP onboarding
- How practices can think about documentation, enrollment, supervision, and patient communication
- Ways to support patient acceptance of a new practitioner in the office
Who Should Read This
- Practice administrators
- Physicians
- Office managers
- Front-desk staff
- Non-physician practitioners
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