In this episode of Real Medicine, Real Lives, host Dr. Yassir Sonbol sits down with Dr. Lynn Rapsilber and Dr. Lorraine Bock to explore how nurse practitioners are transforming healthcare access, innovation, and patient outcomes across the country.

This conversation focuses on the growing role of nurse practitioners not just as clinicians, but as entrepreneurs, policy advocates, and leaders shaping sustainable care models.

• (00:00:01) - Real Medicine: Nurse Practitioners Shaping Healthcare
• (00:01:32) - Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network
• (00:03:26) - Dr. Bak on Patient-centered Medicine
• (00:04:45) - Clinical clinician education on Billing
• (00:08:55) - NNPENN: The National Nurse Practician Entrepreneur Network
• (00:10:36) - Real Medicine
• (00:11:12) - Practice Sustainability: What we need to know
• (00:11:54) - What's the first thing patients feel when a practice struggles financially?
• (00:13:54) - Dr. Ratzelberg: What are the top 3 documentation or
• (00:16:35) - Nurse Practitioners vs Physician Doctors
• (00:19:56) - Nurse Practitioner Launches
• (00:22:51) - Breed of Practice: Nursing Practitioners and the Patient
• (00:24:47) - Nurse Practitioners and Regulatory Barriers
• (00:27:37) - Nurse-led practice reform
• (00:32:29) - Nurse Practitioners: The Future of Chronic Disease Management
• (00:34:00) - Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur Network
• (00:35:47) - Nurse Practitioners and the future of healthcare
• (00:36:21) - What changes for a community when a nurse practitioner led practices expands access
• (00:37:30) - One hepatitis C patient's miraculous treatment
• (00:38:52) - What's the Most Important Mindset Shift for Nurse Practicians?
• (00:39:50) - What is the process of becoming a nurse practitioner?
• (00:43:53) - Nurse Practitioner-Led Care
• (00:45:16) - 2017 National Nurse Practitioner Network Goals
• (00:46:57) - Healthcare Is a Human Right