Subject: Trends in Healthcare ~ Nurse Entrepreneurs ~ Time to Book Vegas ~ NNBA News

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Presidents Corner                                                September 1, 2016
Trends in Healthcare
To attain better patient satisfaction, providers are trying their best to engage patient actively in their own health and wellness. More than 70 % of US adults own a smart phone. There is vigorous demand for mobile health applications. Such as patient monitoring, microcomputer wearables, mobile health teaching, learning, and remote data collection. The Texas Association of Business’s study highlights a growing trend around the country – more and more people want access to quality health care when and where they need it. 70 percent of Texans favor the use of telemedicine to diagnose common medical conditions. (see the second article of interest below). Want to discover more about emerging opportunities and roles using your current nursing knowledge? Join nurse entrepreneurs, nationally acclaimed speakers, business experts and aspiring entrepreneurs from around the country in Las Vegas October 14-16th. See the quick agenda here and hotel info here. The exclusive networking reception, conference, round tables, breakout sessions and NNBA’s Shark Tank Competition; so much value at such an affordable price! One place for one weekend like no other you will experience. I was able to secure more rooms at the NNBA discounted group rate so make your reservation now before the rooms are gone; come September 20th, the $89 per night rate will no longer be available.

Entrepreneurs; Curious About What Can Be Outsourced?
When wearing ten hats becomes one too many; we need to think about growing our business instead of being the bottleneck to our growth. Pat Iyer MSN, RN, LNCC is our Featured Expert in this issue and she writes how invaluable outsourcing is to the nurse entrepreneur. Better yet, she gives us some examples of what can be outsourced. Pat knows what she is talking about having been the past president of the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants and has built very successful businesses in addition to being a prolific author! 

Speaking Opportunity
Some speaking spots are available for http://www.bitcongress.com/WCGG2016/ in China, this November. If you are interested please contact NNBA member Patty Hedrick at (310)962-7502.

Welcome New and Renewing NNBA Members! Time to Book Your Room & Travel for Vegas
As we get closer to our annual conference, keep in mind the 7 Relationship Building Tips below and be rewarded with a wider professional network and new friendships in your life!  Speaking of new, welcome the new and renewing NNBA members from the past 2 months; 67 Nurses from over 21 states and England! I will be posting the WINNER of the NNBA/StaffGarden conference and travel package out on NNBA’s Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/nnbanow/ make sure to like it so you are in the loop on all the conference highlights and I am looking forward to seeing you in less than 45 Days!
Unconventionally yours,

Michelle
About the NNBA
The National Nurses in Business Association, the forerunner of the nurse entrepreneurship movement, provides education, support, empowerment and opportunity for nurses in business since 1985. Thousands of nurses over the past 30 years have benefited from membership in the NNBA and launched successful businesses. The NNBA is the #1 Nurse Business Owner Network and serves as The Voice of Nurse Entrepreneurship. Learn about joining the NNBA by clicking here.

Articles of Interest
7 Relationship-Building Tips from NY Times Bestselling Author Keith Ferrazzi
 
Addicted2Success
New Survey Shows Growing Support for Telemedicine in Texas
 
mHealth Intelligence
Outsourcing for Busy Nurse Entrepreneurs
 
NNBA Featured Expert
Pat Iyer
I recently had the pleasure of connecting with best selling author, entrepreneur, and speaker Keith Ferrazzi, one of the pre-eminent thought leaders and experts when it comes to professional relationship-building.

For those of you who don’t know Keith, he is the New York Times bestselling author of the modern-day classic Never Eat Alone, as well as the author of the bestselling book Who’s Got Your Back?, former CMO of Deloitte (where he was the youngest CMO of a Fortune 500 company), and former CMO of Starwood Hotels before he eventually broke out on his own to start Ferrazzi Greenlight.
With concerns over access to providers and unnecessary costs, a majority of consumers and businesses feel that telemedicine may hold the key to improving health care.

A new telemedicine survey by the Texas Association of Business (TAB) that state employers and healthcare consumers are interested in increased access to remote interactions with their providers.

According to the survey, consumers want immediate access and limited wait time, providers want to use technology to streamline services, and employers want to offer both in their health benefits packages.
You’re a busy nurse entrepreneur. You are holding down a full time job and also running your business in your free time. You’re not quite ready to quit the job, which gives a steady paycheck, but you are uneasy about what you are hearing at work. There are discussions of layoffs, mergers, consolidation of departments and changes in titles.

Your plan is to do something about your business every day. But you find at the end of the day there are tasks you have not gotten to for your business. You’re tired. The children, parents, pets or spouse need attention.
Welcome New NNBA Members and Renewing Members!
Alabama
Yolanda Smith, EdD, MSN, RN
Huntsville, Alabama 
Legal Nursing

Alaska
Margaret Kahler, BSN, CPNP
Anchorage, Alaska
House Calls 4 Kids LLC

Arizona
Sandra DeCarlo
Glendale, Arizona

California
Beth Hawkes, BSN, MSN
Bakersfield, California 
nursecode enterprises

Linda Woltman, RN
Granite Bay, California 
Woltman Education Services

Elaine Ramirez, RN
Glendale, California 
Consulting

Ethel Chou, RN, MSN
Roseville, California

Sarah MacGuire, RN, BSN, MBA
San Diego, California

Tina Shermer, RN, BSN, DSD
Oxnard, California 
Theheartynurse.com 

Chinyere Chukka, RN, BSN
San Pedro, California 
Staffing Non-medical

Marilyn Stoner RN PHD
Beaumont, California 
Consulting

Deborah Shields MSN, RN-BC
Studio City, California 
DLS RN Resource

Melynda Ruckels RN MSN iRNPA Ct Hyp
Grass Valley, California
Independent Patient Advocate

Ann Rose Dichov RN, MSN, HN-BC
Peasant Hill, California 
Consultant

Bonnie Kitahata RN, ONC
Torrance, California 
Breaking Burnout

Karren Turner, RN
Magalia, California
Personal Health Reflections Wellness

Carole Liu, RN, DSD
Magalia, California
Paradise Instructional Nursing Group 

Pamela Carpenter, RN
Dublin, California 
Staffing- Medical

Silvia Shin, RN, BSN, MSN/MPH, CNS
Pasadena, California 
Consulting

Delicia Alexander, BSN
Vacaville, California 
Virtuous Healthcare Services, LLC

Tracey Fuller, RN, BSN
Fairfield, California
Virtuous Healthcare Services, LLC

Cynthia Howard, RN, CNC, PhD
Santa Maria, California 
Vibrant Radiant Health

Joshua Aguilar - RN BSN CEN 
San Clemente, California
Nurses For Nurses

Colorado
Karen DiMarco, RN, BSN, iRNPA
Boulder, Colorado
Blue Sky Green Fields Wellbeing

Renee Natole, RN, BSN
Aurora, Colorado
Education

Stephen Schmutzer, RN
Laporte, Colorado
Firefly Medical, Inc. 

Florida
Patricia Iyer, MSN, RN, LNCC
Fort Myers, Florida 
The Pat Iyer Group

Anthony Menendez, RN, BSN
Miami Springs, Florida

Illinois
Kathleen Nolan, RN, BSN
Palatine, Illinois
Elder Care

Indiana
Melanie Theraic, RN, CEO
Evansville , Indiana
Staffing - Medical

Louisiana 
LaToya Campbell, RN
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
MBSAI Consulting

Maine
Kathy Ehrenborg, RN, B.S.P.A
York, Maine 
Care Management
Maryland
Gloria Blackmon, BSN
Baltimore, Maryland
Blackmon & Associates

Sharon Weinstein, MS, RN, CRNI, FAAN, CSP
Rockville, Maryland
SMW Group, LLC.

Monica Bordick, BSN
Ruxton, Maryland

Elizabeth Scala, MSN/MBA, RN
Jarrettsville, Maryland
Nursing from Within
RNFM Radio

Jennifer Wetnight, RN
Port Deposit , Maryland 
Absolute Consulting Solutions

Massachusetts
Heather Mortimer, MSN, RN, ACCNS-AG
Haverhill, Massachusetts 
Consulting

Jane Shufro, BSN, RN, LNC
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Legal Nurse Collaborative

Noreen Connolly, PhD(c)
Milton, Massachusetts

Nevada
Becky Czarnik, RN, MS, CLNC, LNCP-C, CMSP 
Reno, Nevada
Sierra Nurse Consultants

New Jersey
Karen Long, RN, MSN, CWOCN, APN,c
Bloomfield, New Jersey
WOC Nursing Consultants

Jean Lockington, RN, MA, PLNC
Allentown, New Jersey 
JT Lockington Consulting LLC

New York
Venice Mondesir, BSN
Brooklyn, New York
Staffing-Medical

Danielle Cooperstein, BSN
New York, New York 
BusiNurse

Janet Roman, RN
New York, New York 
Staffing – Medical

North Carolina
Meg Wildes, RN, BSN, DNP(c)
Durham, North Carolina
Wellness

Teisha Douglas, RN, BSN
Winston Salem, North Carolina
Consulting

Ohio
Brenda Dean, BSN, RN
Canton, Ohio 
Dean Consultants LLC.

Oklahoma
Sammie Stone
Pittsburg, Oklahoma 74560
Consulting

Pennsylvania
Kyana Joyner-Brathwaite, RN
Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania 
KBCAALS

Vanessa Myers, RN
Abington, Pennsylvania 

Colleen McGhee, RN, BSN, CDE
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Diabetes Concierge, LLC.

Laura Futrell, RN, BSN
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Patient Learning Center

Rhode Island
Donna Policastro, RN
Providence, Rhode Island
The Policastro Group

Texas
Dierdre Fisher, MSN, APRN
San Antonio, Texas 
Ames High

Julia Raley, RN, BSN
Lindale , Texas 

Virginia Villarreal, MSN, RN
Duncanville, Texas
Salud Consulting

Sandra Kirkpatrick, RN, BSN, CCRN
Tyler, Texas

Utah
Cindy Gibbons, MSN, MHA
Sandy, Utah 
Canyon Creek Healthcare Consulting

Jeff Swyers, RN, BSN, MBA
Huricane, Utah 
Access Critical

Virginia
Roslynn Tharp, RN, BSN
Gloucester, Virginia
Retail

Warren Turner, RN, BSN
ALBERTA, Virginia 
Freedom MedStaff Inc. 

Washington 
Ginny Heinitz, 
East Wenatchee, Washington 

England
Fola Ajayi, RN, RM, BSc, PGC, MSc
Harlow, Essex CM18 7SR
Madotsons Ltd

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