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 […]
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Chief CRNA: Billing audits, Are You At Risk?
Every year the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General conducts audits and on-site inspections of Health Care Facilities to ensure that billing and payment policies […]
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 through diagnostic testing and including records of hospitalization. The Federal […]
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, CRNAs are required to be supervised by a physician unless […]
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 relieved that we don’t have to worry about things like […]
Chief CRNA: Automated Recordkeeping
Automated Anesthesia Recordkeeping (AARK) has been available for over 20 years and is being used in more and more operating rooms across America and around the world. Despite becoming mainstream […]
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 to developing the work schedule and assuring that providers are […]
Chief CRNA: Delivering value
As Anesthetists, delivering quality anesthesia care is foudational to our work. As Chief CRNAs, we must ensure that developing and delivering value also includes delivering value to our Hospitals / […]
Chief CRNA: OR Efficiency
The following information was provided by Jay Horowitz, candidate for AANA Region 7 director. With the current budget restraints and emphasis on efficiency, Jay has documented the inherent inefficiency of […]
Chief CRNA: How to balance your life
Life has many demands at home and at work. As CRNAs, we are expected to provide first time value to patients with each encounter and we are expected to be […]