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2020

• Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Temporary Emergency Rule - March 25
• Coronavirus Updates for NPs - March 20
• NPO Pharmacology Conference Postponed - March 14
  
• NPO Call for Abstracts for October Conference - Feb. 13
• Pharmacology Conference: Focus on Diabetes Registration Open - Jan 20
  
• Complimentary AANP Conference Registration Opportunity for Recent Grads - Jan. 13
  

2019

• 2019 Scholarship Winners - Nov. 11
• NPO Inducts Two Outstanding NPs into Hall of Fame - Oct. 18
  
• NPO Leadership Elections Open - Sept. 9
• Report on the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session - July 29
  
• NPO Leadership Nominations Open - July 16
• Nominations for 2019 NPO Hall of Fame Class - June 25
• Call for Posters Deadline Extended - June 17
  
• NPO Night at the Ballpark on Aug. 18
• NPO Website Redesign Survey - May 14
  
• Nurse Practitioner Practice Authority Bill Goes to Governor to Sign - May 10
  
• Two NPO Members Win National Excellence Awards - Jan. 30
  
• NPO Members Selected as Portland Monthly's Top NPs - Jan .11
  

2018

• NPO 2018 Hall of Fame Inductee: Meg Portwood, FNP - Nov. 12
  
• NPO Scholarship Winner: Jen Barr - Nov. 12
  
• Proposed NPO Bylaws Changes - Nov. 1
  
• AANP Launches National Awareness Campaign - July 3
• Now Accepting NPO Scholarship Applications - May 23
• Call for NPO Hall of Fame Nominations - May 22
  
• 2018 NP Practice Survey - Feb. 16
  
• Call for Abstracts for 2018 NPO Conference in October - Feb. 5
  
• Pharmacology Conference Registration Open - Feb. 5
  
• 2018 POLST Form Released – Jan. 12
  

2017

• Priorities for the FamilyCare Membership Transition - Dec. 29
• Independent Practice and Business Owners Workshop on Jan. 24
• NPO 2017 Hall of Fame Class - Nov. 13
  
• NPO Leadership Elections Open - Aug. 25
• Nominations Open for NPO Hall of Fame Class of 2017 - May 3
• 2017 NPO Scholarship Application Period Open - May 1
• Congratulations to the NPO Hall of Fame Class of 2016 - April 27
  
• Martin Taylor Chosen to Lead the Oregon Nurses Association - April 13
• Prescribing Buprenorphine Updates from OSBN - Feb. 3
  
• Call for Posters for NPO 40th Annual Education Conference - Jan. 23
• NPO Members Named Top Nurses - Jan. 6
  

2016

• Study on Insulin Dependent T2DM Seeking Patients - Nov. 11
• NPO Leadership Elections Open - Aug. 28
• 2016 NP Survey Report - July 20
• Call for NPO Leadership Nominations - July 7
• VA Proposes Full Practice Authority for NPs - June 2
• Oregon NP Wins Prestigious National Practice Award - May 12
• Introducing NPO Hall of Fame, Nominations Open - April 29
• 2016 NPO Scholarship Application Period Open - April 28
• Letter to the Editor: "Pay health care providers fairly" - April 5, 2016
• Legislature Votes to Make NP Payment Parity Law Permanent – Feb. 25
• $4.2 Million in New Grants Available to Rural Providers - Feb. 19
• Call for Abstracts for 39th Annual NPO Education Conference - Jan. 15

• NPO Members Named 2016 “Top Nurses” - Dec. 18
• Legislation in Action: Prior Authorization Form - Oct. 16
• 50th NP Anniversary and Looking Ahead - Sept. 16
• Meg Portwood, MN, NP Receives AANP’s 2015 State Award for Excellence - Sept. 2
• Bend Bulletin Article: "Doctors are bringing house calls back in Salem" - July 27, 2015
• Article: "The need for nurse practitioners is greater than ever" - July 11, 2015
• NPO 38th Annual Education Conference Registration is Open - July 15
• NPO Call for Leadership Nominations - June 19
• Loss of a Nurse Practitioner Pioneer - May 28
• Sam Pobanz, Director of First FNP Program in Oregon, Passes Away - May 22
• NPO Nanette Clapper Memorial Scholarship Application Period Now Open - May 4
• Supreme Court Ruling Could Limit Medical Board Authority - Feb. 28 2015
• Portland Monthly's 2015 Top Docs & Nurses - Jan. 9, 2015

• OSBN Public Testimony on Div 50 & 56 - Nov. 19
• Ebola Information and Resources for ONA and NPO - October 23
• 2014 NPO Nanette Clapper Memorial Scholarship Winner: James Sims - October 23
• Oregon Nurse Practitioners Have Schedule II Drug Prescribing Authority - October 8
• New Federal Regulations for Hydrocodone Products - October 2
• NPO Independent Practice and Business Owners 2014 Needs Assessment Survey
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Survey - July 10
• 2014 NPO Nanette Clapper Memorial Scholarship Accepting Applications - May 8
• Connecticut Becomes 18th State to Support NP and CNS Independence - May 2
• AANP now offering CMV Medical Examiner Training Program - April 30
• Oregon NP Takes on National Leadership Role - April 11
• Salem Area Nurse Practitioners Start Provider Corporation - March 24
• Opioid and Pain Management CEs from AANP and NIDA - March 20
• New Medical Examiners Certification Requirements for Interstate Commercial Driver’s License - March 7
• CMS DME Rule Enforcement Delay - January 9
• Congress Prepares to End Automatic Cuts to Medicare Provider Payments - December 20

• NPO Website Upgrade - December 17
• Workers’ Compensation Rule Change Affects Nurse Practitioners - December 5
• NPO Celebrates National NP Week - November 10
• 2013 NPO Nanette Clapper Memorial Scholarship Winner - October 16
• Reprieve from New CMS Rule for Physician Sign-Off on DME Orders for Medicare - September 11
• Action Alert: Tell Congress to Support Improved Medicaid Reimbursement Rates for NPs - August 26
• NBC News article "Bracing for Obamacare: Nurse practitioners fill doc shortage gap" featuring Oregon's Mary Fey, FNP - August 9, 2013
• NPO Accepting Nominations for Open Leadership Positions - August 9
• Temporary Reprieve from New CMS Rule for Physician Sign-Off on DME Orders for Medicare - June 27
• NP Payment Parity Passed - June 11
• Oregon Health Authority Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP)'s provider readiness survey - June 7
• 2013 NPO/Nanette Clapper Scholarship for Students in NP Education Programs Now Open - May 1
• Take Action Now to Help Extend NP Workers Comp Timelines - March 26
• NPO 36th Annual Conference: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
• Helping Your Patients Retire from Driving - March 15
• ACTION ALERT! Take action on NP Payment Parity NOW! - March 3
• 2012 NPO Survey Results - February 2
• $100,000 in Scholarships for NPs and DNP Students - January 15

2012

• Portland Monthly Top Docs & Nurses 2013 - December 26
• Info for NP and CNS Students Enrolled in Programs Outside of Oregon - November 21
• REPORT: $44 million Paid in NP Liability Claims Over Past 5 Years According to NSO and CNA - November 15
• Patient-Centered Primary Care Institute Learning Collaborative - October 25
• Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation 2012-2013 Scholarships & Awards Program - October 22
• Frances Guthridge, past NPO Treasurer died - October 10, 2012
• AAFP Report Misses the Mark - September 25
• Oregon Worker’s Compensation Division eBill Project - September 9
• Proposed Portable X-ray Rule Change: Open to Comments - August 29
• CMS Proposes Primary Care Pay Raise for 2013 - July 9
• NPO Renames Scholarship in Honor of Nanette Clapper - May 24
• NPO's J.C. Provost on OPB - May 8
• 2012 Oregon Legislative Session Summary - March 8
• POLST in Action in Oregon Video - February 28
• Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program Deadline February 15

2011

• Medicaid Recovery Audits to begin in 2012 - posted December 14
• National Rural Health Day! November 17
• Celebrate National Nurse Practitioner Week! November 13-19, 2011
• NPO Kicks Off Series of Payment Parity Meetings
• Nursing Has Lost a Great Leader - September 14
• Resources for APRNs and RNs on Electronic Records, E-prescribing, "Meaningful Use” and Tele-health - August 31
• Volunteers Needed in Medicine-Founders Clinic - August 29
• Fee-for-Service Rate Reductions in the 2011-2012 OHA Budget - July 7
• 2011 Oregon Legislative Session Summary - July 1
• Important Update on Medicare Billing and E-Prescribing - June 29
• Federal Home Health Bill Introduced - June 23
• NPs and Certified Nurse-Midwives Oregon Medicaid EHR Incentive Program - May 11
• Legislative Action Alert: Payment Parity for Nurse Practitioners in Independent Practice (SB 858) - April 20
• Home Health Planning and Improvement Act Introduced - April 8
• The Journal for Nurse Practitioners' article: NP Professional Liability: A Synopsis of the CNA HealthPro Claims Study and NSO Survey - March 8
• Mental Health Payment Parity for NPs and CNSs: Get Involved! - February 25
• Professional Provider Notice from Northwest Mobile Services - February 8
• Call for Abstracts for 2011 Conference Speakers - February 1
• 2011 Legislative Bills Pertaining to NPs - January 26
• Take a Short Survey Regarding Psychologist Prescriptive Authority Senate Bill - posted January 13