In the News

See the reports below for media coverage of the Coalition for Patients’ Rights and its issues of concern.

CPR contributed to this journal article (April 2012) [PDF] describing how collaboration among an array of health care providers can lead to easier access to care and better outcomes for patients who have complex conditions like diabetes. Reprinted here with permission from Health and Interprofessional Practice.

CPR is referenced as an organization “seeking to counter efforts by physician groups designed to limit patients' choice of health practitioners” in an article in the British journal The Lancet describing efforts of nurse practitioners to work to their full scope of practice, independent of physician supervision (Volume 377, Issue 9766, Pages 625 - 626, February 19, 2011).

CPR is quoted in a Fox News report (February 19, 2009) on physicians requiring patients to sign a waiver saying they won’t post comments or reviews on their physician online. www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,497066,00.html

Dr. Katherine Nordal, Executive Director for Professional Practice at the American Psychological Association (APA), is interviewed by Psych Central, an independent mental health social network, on the Coalition for Patients’ Rights.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/08/04/coalition-for-patients-rights-interview-with-dr-katherine-nordal

Resources

Are NPs the Solution to Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors? (PBS NewsHour, May 26, 2011)
In light of the shortage of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and other healthcare professionals are playing a growing role in caring for patients, according to PBS NewsHour. The story examines the role nurse practitioners are playing in meeting the rising demand for routine healthcare services.
Who Should Provide Anesthesia Care? (New York Times editorial, 9/6/10)
The New York Times weighs in with support for two new studies that affirm the safety and cost-effectiveness of nurse anesthetists working without physician supervision.