Chief CRNA: Building a Safe OR Environment
The model for Healthcare delivery in the United States has evolved from a paternalistic, volume based approach through an era of shared responsibility and now into a consumer driven value […]
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Chief CRNA: Supervision and Billing Fraud
CRNAs work in many practice settings. Those working in an office, clinic or small hospital often work as independent providers and work in collaboration with their surgeon. CRNAs working in […]
Chief CRNA: Disabled Alarms Cost Lives
Do you ever get tired of listening to monitor alarms? Many anesthesia providers who are confident in their vigilance and their ability to “know when something is wrong” mute the […]
Chief CRNA: Collecting Compensation Information
A Chief CRNA is seeking help from others across the country. Specifically, the Chief is gathering information related to how CRNAs are compensated when taking call. Please use the reply […]
Chief CRNA: Are Smartphones safe in the Operating Room?
We live in the age of instant access to information literally in the palm of your hand. As more and more information becomes available on smartphones, notebooks and pads, their […]
Chief CRNA: Should You Use Social Media?
We live in a turned-on, linked-in world where instant access to information is the norm. Long gone are the days of reference books and extensive library searches. The generation who […]
Chief CRNA: How to Motivate your Staff
Being an effective Chief CRNA involves multitasking to meet the needs of the patient, the institution, the regulatory agencies and the needs of your staff. Staff engagement is a buzz […]
Chief CRNA: Patient Safety and the Aging CRNA
We have all heard the stories of the super star who played one season too many leaving the sport at the bottom of his game rather than at the top. […]
Chief CRNA: New HIPAA rules released
On January 17th, HHS Office for Civil Rights Director Leon Rodriguez issued a press release announcing the new HIPAA rules being published by the HHS Office of Civil Rights. The […]
Chief CRNA: “Never Events” in Anesthesia
Never events are inexcusable actions in a health care setting, the things we talk about in the lounge and just can’t believe actually happened. We wonder how somebody could have possibly […]