Barbara C Phillips MN, GNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP
Ms. Barbara C. Phillips, the founder of Nurse Practitioner Business Owner and Clinician Business Institute, provides business education, resources, and support to Advanced Practice Nurses.
She maintains that understanding the “Business of Healthcare” is critical to the future of Nurse Practitioners and the NP profession in general, no matter if an APN chooses to work for herself or be employed.
A pioneer of business education for NPs, she has spoken about business on a national scale, including practice startup, since 2007.
She is a published author and speaks and consults nationally and internationally. She is recognized as a leader and innovator, business expert, social media guru, and cutting edge online educator, and was awarded the 2012 Washington State AANP Award for Excellence.
Ms. Phillips is a graduate of the University of Washington in Seattle. She has owned practices in both Washington and currently in Missouri, where she offers medical hypnotherapy.
She has served on the Advisory Board for the Duke Johnson & Johnson Nurse Leadership Program and has coached Leadership Fellows for many years.