Physicians and APs can provide supervision in hospital outpatient departments. CMS states that a physician or AP, such as a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA), must provide direct supervision of therapeutic services. The person providing supervision must be permitted to do so under state law, scope of practice regulations, and their hospital-granted privileges.
Ronald McDonald House Charities. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
RWHC is owned and operated by forty, rural acute, general medical-surgical hospitals. The Cooperative's emphasis on developing a collaborative network among both freestanding and system affiliated rural hospitals distinguishes it from alternative approaches.