CAROLYN BUPPERT Curriculum Vitae - …

1 CAROLYN BUPPERT Curriculum Vitae BUSINESS ADDRESS: 851 7th St. Boulder, CO 80302 Phone: (410) 570-0058 E-mail: Web site: EDUCATION: 1991 , University of Baltimore School of Law, Baltimore, MD (with honors, Law Review) 1985 , University of California, San Francisco, CA (Adult Primary Health Care) 1982 , University of Oregon, Portland, OR (with high honors) 1970 , University of Maryland, College Park, MD (Journalism) LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: State of Maryland Bar Current Registered Nurse, State of Maryland Current Adult Nurse Practitioner, State of Maryland Current Adult Nurse Practitioner, American Nurses Credentialing Council (ANCC) Current PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Law.

2 Private Practice 1992 - present Specializing in legal issues related to the administration of and delivery of health care. Clients include hospitals, medical practices, nursing homes, home care agencies, individual health care practitioners, nursing and medical organizations and a nursing certification organization. Franch & Jarashow (Law Clerk) 1990 - 1991 Conducted research and analysis; assisted in the preparation of civil litigation cases State of Maryland, Attorney General's Office 1989 -1990 (Law Clerk) Conducted research and analysis in preparation of white collar criminal prosecution cases Health Care: Better Life Health Care Systems, Inc. 1995 - 2006 President Company contracted nurse practitioner services to educational institutions Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (part-time) St.

3 John's College, Annapolis, MD 1996 - 2006 Director, Student Health (BLHCS Contract) Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (part-time) Greater Baltimore Medical Center/Community Family Health Center, Baltimore, MD 1995 - 1996 Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (part-time) Open Gates Health Center, Baltimore, MD 1993 - 1995 Nurse Practitioner Department of Anesthesiology 1985 - 1993 The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Nurse Intensive Care Unit 1982 - 1985 St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco, CA TEACHING: Assistant Clinical Professor (part-time) 1993 -1996 Adult Primary Care University of Maryland, School of Nursing Baltimore, MD EDITORIAL: Associate Director, College Relations 1977 - 1979 Linfield College, McMinnville, OR Assistant Director, Public Affairs 1976 - 1977 The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD Editor, University Publications 1972 - 1976 Coordinator, University Relations University of Maryland College Park & Baltimore, MD Copy Editor 1970 - 1972 Williams & Wilkins Co.

4 Baltimore, MD Reporter 1970 The Howard County Times Ellicott City, MD PUBLICATIONS Books: BUPPERT , C. (2012). The Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide, 4th Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. BUPPERT , C. (2008). How to Start a Health Care Practice, Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . BUPPERT , C. (2005). The Primary Care Provider's Guide to Compensation and Quality, 2nd Edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers. BUPPERT , C. (2010). Billing Nurse Practitioner Services in Specialist's Offices, Hospitals, Nursing Facilities, Homes and Hospice, 2nd edition. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . BUPPERT , C. (2010). Avoiding Malpractice, 2nd edition. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT .

5 BUPPERT , C. (2010). Negotiating Employment, 2nd edition. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . BUPPERT , C. (2010). Prescribing: Preventing Legal Pitfalls, 2nd edition. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . BUPPERT , C. (2006). Productivity Incentive Plans for Nurse Practitioners. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . Educational modules: BUPPERT , C. (2011). Safe, smart billing and coding: Evaluation and management. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . BUPPERT , C. (2012). Billing and coding nurse practitioner services in the acute care setting: For nurse practitioners. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . BUPPERT , C. (2012). Billing and coding critical care: For nurse practitioners. Law Office of CAROLYN BUPPERT . Other Publications: BUPPERT , C.

6 (January 2011) Job Offers from Hospitals: Sorting Out Stark Issues, Chest 139(1), pages 195-199 BUPPERT , C. (2011) Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants (Chapter 2) and Other Clinical Staff (Chapter 3) in Fahrenholz, C. Documentation for Medical Practices, American Health Information Management Association Press, Chicago. BUPPERT , C. (January 2010) Electronic Medical Records: 18 Ways to Reduce Legal Risks, Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal 10(1) at BUPPERT , C. and Klein, T. (January 2008). Dilemmas in Mandatory Reporting, Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal 8(4) at :80/viewprogram/18738 BUPPERT , C. (September 2007) Billing For Nurse Practitioner Services -- Update 2007: Guidelines for NPs, Physicians, Employers, and Insurers at BUPPERT , C.

7 (January 2005). Capturing Reimbursement for APN Services in Acute and Critical Care: Legal and Business Considerations. AACN Clinical Issues, Vol. 16, No. 1, pages 23-35. BUPPERT , C. (January 2005). Third-party reimbursement for nurse practitioners' services on trauma teams: Working through a maze of issues. Journal of Trauma, Vol. 58, No. 1, pages 206-212. BUPPERT , C. (December, 2002). How to get your department ready for the new patient privacy laws. Nursing Management, Volume 33, No. 12, pages 31-36. BUPPERT , C. (2002, May). Complying with patient privacy requirements. The Nurse Practitioner, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 12-32. BUPPERT , C. (2001, January) Avoiding Medicare Fraud, Part I.

8 The Nurse Practitioner, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 70-75. BUPPERT , C. (2001, February) Avoiding Medicare Fraud, Part II. The Nurse Practitioner, Vol. 26, No. 2., pp. 34-41. BUPPERT , C. (2001, February) Progress Notes for NPs: Who is looking at them and what the watchdogs are looking for. The American Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 27-38. BUPPERT , C. (2000, January). Measuring outcomes in primary care practice, Nurse Practitioner 25 (1), pp. 88-98. BUPPERT , C. (1999). Managing your practice. In S. Wysocki & Davis (Eds.), Clinical Challenges in Women's Health: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners ( ). Jamesburg, NJ: NP Communications. BUPPERT , C. (1999).

9 Legal issues in providing health care. In S. Wysocki & A. J. Davis (Eds.), Clinical Challenges in Women's Health: A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners ( ). Jamesburg, NJ: NP Communications. BUPPERT , C. (1999, January). HEDIS for the primary care provider: Getting an A on the managed care report card. The Nurse Practitioner, 24, pp. 84-99. BUPPERT , C. (1998, January). Reimbursement for nurse practitioner services. The Nurse Practitioner, 23, pp. 67-81. BUPPERT , C. (1997, September). Ten pointers for tracking HEDIS data. Managed Care 6, pp. 90-98. BUPPERT , C. (1997, August). Employment Agreements: Three clauses that can change an NP's life. The Nurse Practitioner, 22, pp. 108-119.

10 BUPPERT , C. (1996, July/August). NPs and HMO provider panels: How one group's efforts are paying off. Nursing Policy Forum, 2, pp. 21-22. BUPPERT , C. (1996, April). Nurse practitioner private practice: Three legal pitfalls to avoid. The Nurse Practitioner Journal, 21, pp. 32-37. April 1996. BUPPERT , C. (1995, August). Justifying nurse practitioner existence: Hard facts, hard figures. The Nurse Practitioner Journal, 20, pp. 43-48. BUPPERT , C., and Mech, A. (1996). Legal issues in the care of addicted clients. In Nursing Care of the Addicted Client, J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, 1996. pp. 250-261. Recent presentations BUPPERT , C. (November 2012).