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About Me
I have been practicing as a nurse practitioner in Duke Cardiology for over 18 years with a focus on the care and treatment of patients with heart failure. As a long time Duke nurse with experience in acute care and critical care transport, I focus on patient and family-centered care. I practice shared decision making to ensure that the patient is a partner in all aspects of their care and that before decisions are made a variety of treatment options are discussed.
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- Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing 2022
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Training and Education
Clinical Focus and Research
I participate in clinical research focusing on the care of patients with heart failure with an emphasis on patient's quality of life, functional status, evidence based treatment and patient satisfaction.
- Advanced Nursing Education Program awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration 2013 - 2017
- Abella, I. G., A. R. Spector, J. D. Blitz, and M. Bowers. “Evaluation of a Pre-operative clinic's sleep apnea screening.” Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management 35 (June 1, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcorm.2024.100377.
- Davidson, Laura J., Gilbert H. L. Tang, Edwin C. Ho, Marat Fudim, Tiberio Frisoli, Anton Camaj, Margaret T. Bowers, et al. “The Tricuspid Valve: A Review of Pathology, Imaging, and Current Treatment Options: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.” Circulation 149, no. 22 (May 28, 2024): e1223–38. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001232.
- Ostrovsky, Daniel A., Mitchell T. Heflin, Margaret T. Bowers, Nicholas M. Hudak, Erin R. Leiman, Tracy Truong, and Kathleen Waite. “Development, Implementation, and Assessment of an Online Modular Telehealth Curriculum for Health Professions Students [Response To Letter].” Adv Med Educ Pract 15 (2024): 893–94. https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S495927.
- Bowers, Margaret. “Supporting the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Student and Faculty/Instructors.” In Clinical Simulations for the Advanced Practice Nurse A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Faculty, and Simulation Staff, 80–80. Springer Publishing Company, 2019.
- Bowers, Margaret. “Adult Heart Faillure.” In Clinical Simulations for the Advanced Practice Nurse A Comprehensive Guide for Students, Faculty, and Simulation Staff, 214–214. Springer Publishing Company, 2019.
- Bowers, Margaret, and K. Pereira. “Current Challenges in Complex Health Care Organizations: The Triple Aim.” In Transformational Leadership in Nursing From Expert Clinician to Influential Leader, 2016.
- Bowers, Margaret, M. Adamson, G. Trujillo, B. Halstater, C. McBane, L. Bowlby, L. Greenblatt, et al. “Improving heart failure management in primary care,” 138–138, 2013.
- Bowers, Margaret, P. Cooper, J. Harmon, W. Scott, C. Hendrix, S. Denman, and E. McConnell. “Integration of concept based learning resources within the FNP curriculum to enhance geriatric competencies,” 2013.
- Bowers, Margaret, P. Cooper, J. Harmon, W. Scott, C. Hendrix, and E. McConnell. “Student reflections on geriatric topics to enhance transition to nurse practitioner practice,” 2013.
Insurance Accepted
Duke Health contracts with most major health insurance carriers and transplant networks, including the ones listed below.
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS
- Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Eagle Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Essential Plan (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)
- Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice
- Aetna Open Choice PPO
- Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)
- Aetna Select HMO
- Aetna Traditional Choice
- Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan
- Aetna Whole Health – Duke WakeMed WKCC
- Aetna/CVS Health
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Ambetter
- Ambetter of North Carolina
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Blue Advantage
- Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*
- Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)
- Blue Select
- NC State Employees Health Plan
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.
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Cigna
- Cigna Behavioral Health (*Limited eligibility)
- Cigna Choice Plus
- Cigna Connect Individual Family Plan
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access Plus
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*Please call Cigna Behavioral Heath to see if the provider is participating in your plan.
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Duke Group Plans
- Duke Basic
- Duke Select
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Experience Health
- Experience Health Medicare Advantage (HMO) Plan
- Gateway Health Alliance
- Healthgram
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Humana
- Humana Choice (PPO)
- Humana Choice - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana ChoiceCare - Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Humana Gold Choice - Medicare Advantage (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus - Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage Group Plan - NC State Retirees
- MedCost
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Medicare
- First Medicare Direct
- Medicare Part A
- Medicare Part B
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NC Medicaid
- AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina
- Carolina Complete Health
- Healthy Blue
- NC Medicaid Direct
- WellCare of North Carolina
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TRICARE
- TRICARE Prime
- TRICARE Prime Remote
- TRICARE Select
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Advantage Plan 2 (HMO-POS)
- AARP Medicare Complete (HMO, PPO)*
- AARP Medicare Complete Essential (HMO)*
- All Savers Alternate Funding
- All Savers Fully Insured
- United Healthcare (HMO, PPO, POS)**
- United Healthcare Charter/Charter Balance/Charter Plus
- United Healthcare Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Core/Core Essential
- United Healthcare Navigate/Navigate Plus/Navigate Balanced
- United Healthcare Option PPO
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Choice/Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Passport Connect Options PPO
- United Healthcare Select/Select Plus
- United Healthcare Shared Services - Harvard Pilgrim/UHC Options PPO Network
- United Medical Resources (UMR)
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*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.
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**Duke Health does not participate in UHC plans on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Before scheduling your appointment, we strongly recommend you contact your insurance company to verify that the Duke Health location or provider you plan to visit is included in your network. Your insurance company will also be able to inform you of any co-payments, co–insurances, or deductibles that will be your responsibility. If you proceed in scheduling an appointment and your health insurance benefits do not participate with Duke, your out of pocket liability may be higher. We will contact you regarding your coverage and patient liability. If you are uninsured, learn more about our financial assistance policy.
External Relationships
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American College of Cardiology
- Skin, Bones, Hearts and Private Parts