#112: Tactical Tuesday: Do I Need a Supervising Physician for my Practice?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jason A. Duprat, Entrepreneur, Healthcare Practitioner and Host of the</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Healthcare Entrepreneur Academy</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">podcast talks about supervising physicians and how to determine if you need one for your practice. Find out what a supervising physician is, where you can find one and how much he/she should be compensated.</span></p> <p>EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you start your own medical or nursing practice, you may need a supervising or collaborating physician (MD or DO).</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can go to the Nurse Practice Act, which is on the Board of Nursing website, to determine if you need one.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can also check with your professional nursing association or ask other healthcare professionals in your state.  </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Supervising physicians are also called delegating or collaborating physicians.</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">                </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Physician assistants cannot practice independently. They're required to have physician supervision.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are various types of agreements. Some states require formal written supervising physician protocol. Other states y require a written agreement. The least formal option is a verbal agreement.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you need to hire a supervising physician, you can find one through your own network, job sites or headhunters.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">           </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Typical compensation for supervising physicians