Carolyn Buppert MSN, JD, ANP

Dr. Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD, is a nurse practitioner and attorney who focuses on the legal issues affecting hospitals, medical practices, and nurse practitioners. Ms. Buppert is the author of 8 books and 3 instructional CDs. Ms. Buppert is writing a new book to be published by the American Bar Association in 2015.

Ms. Buppert’s clients include hospitals, health systems, physician and nurse practitioner practices, visiting nurse agencies, nursing homes, hospices, schools of nursing and a certification organization. Ms. Buppert is a frequent contributor to The Journal for Nurse Practitioners and Medscape.com. Ms. Buppert lectures extensively on avoiding malpractice and the legal issues regarding the scope of practice, prescribing, privacy and reimbursement. In 2006, she was president of the Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland. In 2000, The Nurse Practitioner journal named her Nurse Practitioner of the Year.