The Value of Vision
Follow @procrnatom By Thomas Davis, CRNA “You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going because you might not get there” – Yogi Berra On […]
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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 […]
Chief CRNA: The anesthesia team of the future
In the era of Healthcare reform, the practice of anesthesia is being redefined by both the advancement of technology and the impact of regulations. As the scope of anesthesia care […]
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: “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 a distraction-free cockpit–a time when the captain and crew engage […]
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 certification. The concept is that those who do evaluations of […]