Chief CRNA: Are your Electronic Records Secure?
Patient privacy and the security of protected health information is a hot issue throughout healthcare from the primary physician’s office […]
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Chief CRNA: “Sterile Cockpit” and distracted workers.
Despite what the name suggests, a sterile cockpit is not an excessively clean area of an airplane. Rather it is […]
Chief CRNA: 360 Degree Evaluations
As the regulatory requirements continue to increase, the need for 360 degree evaluations has emerged as a part of JCAHO […]
Chief CRNA: CRNA supervision requirement reviewed by CMS
Physician supervision of CRNAs has been an ongoing topic of debate within the Anesthesia community for decades. Under current law, […]
Chief CRNA: Corporate takeover of your Department?
As Healthcare workers, we watch the reports on the evening news about corporate takeovers in the business community and are […]
Chief CRNA: Automated Recordkeeping
Automated Anesthesia Recordkeeping (AARK) has been available for over 20 years and is being used in more and more operating […]
Chief CRNA: HHS to Audit for HIPAA Violations
Is Big Brother watching? You bet! The Office of Civil Rights from the Department of Health and Human Services has […]
Chief CRNA: CRNAs as OR Leaders
Across the Nation, Chief CRNAs are probably among the most under utilized group of talented health care providers. In addition […]
Chief CRNA: Delivering value
As Anesthetists, delivering quality anesthesia care is foudational to our work. As Chief CRNAs, we must ensure that developing and […]
Chief CRNA: OR Efficiency
The following information was provided by Jay Horowitz, candidate for AANA Region 7 director. With the current budget restraints and […]