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Category: Licensing and Credentialing Page 2
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What’s the Difference Between Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants?
Mike Connors | 6 July, 2023
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Easiest States to Get an NP License
Have you ever considered getting a new nurse practitioner license and traveling to a state you have never been to before? It’s time to make it happen! Because each state has a different license process, license timeframes can vary from state to state. We’ll cover the easiest states to get […]
Barton Team | 2 May, 2023
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How the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Benefits NPs
Licensure compacts like the IMLC or NLC (Nurse Licensure Compact) largely take the headache out of the often time consuming and tedious process of licensure for many medical providers and clinicians, which is particularly attractive to locums. Unfortunately, the NLC largely leaves out advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) like NPs […]
Karina Kagramanov | 12 January, 2023
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Organize Your Continuing Medical Education for 2023
Continuing Medical Education (CMEs) are evidence-based educational activities for medical providers which focus on continuing education to upkeep and improve their knowledge, skills, and abilities within their medical practice and specialty. Earning your CME credits on time is not only important to maintaining your license to practice, it also serves […]
Karina Kagramanov | 22 December, 2022
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How to Obtain a DEA Number
A core mission of the DEA is regulating the distribution of controlled pharmaceuticals. The agency tries to ensure an adequate supply of controlled substances for legitimate medical use while preventing diversion into illegal activity. A DEA number is critical to this process. Healthcare professionals have an important role in this […]
Barton Team | 20 October, 2022
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Picking a Locum Agency Healthcare Contract for Licensure
The Top 2 Most Common Licensure Contract Options with Locum Tenens Agencies When it comes to obtaining a new state license through your locum agency, there are often a few different types of contracts to choose from. Which locum agency healthcare contract for licensure is right for you? We talk […]
Karina Kagramanov | 13 October, 2022
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States You Can Get a CRNA License in Under Six Weeks
Chances are you have chosen the locum tenens career path because of its flexible nature. A key factor in a provider’s decision to go locum is often having the ability to travel around the country. One of the major things holding providers back is not having the appropriate state license. […]
Chris Keeley | 5 August, 2021
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States You Can Get a Physician License in Under Eight Weeks
Chances are you have chosen the locum tenens career path because of its flexible nature. A key factor in a provider’s decision to go locum is often having the ability to travel around the country. One of the major things holding providers back is not having the appropriate state license. […]
Chris Keeley | 1 July, 2021
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Locum Tenens Licensing Questions, Answered
Here at Barton Associates, we have in house licensing, credentialing, and travel teams in order to get you where you need to go. Whether you need a new state license for your locum tenens assignment in a month, or you are looking for the closest hotel to your facility, Barton’s […]
Barton Team | 17 September, 2020
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State Licensing for Locum Tenens Physicians – Updates for the COVID-19 Outbreak
Updated 4/16/20 As discussed in our recent blog post, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently issued waivers of certain federal laws and regulations that will allow providers to use their existing, active, U.S. state license(s) to practice in any state across the country, in […]
Ellen Lowry | 24 March, 2020
