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CRNAs Focus on Staff Wellness and Patient Safety

By: Adam Taylor01/13/2025

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has joined the ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare coalition, saying the group’s initiative to improve the...

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National CRNA Week 2025: Perfect Mix of Advocacy, Networking and Fun

By: Adam Taylor | Managing Editor12/20/2024

While this year’s celebration of America’s nearly 74,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and residents in nurse anesthesiology programs technically runs...

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Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Names David Wyatt as New CEO and Executive Director

By: Outpatient Surgery Editors12/20/2024

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Wyatt, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, FAORN, FAAN, as its new Chief Executive Officer...

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Anthem BCBS Cancels Controversial Planned Anesthesia Payment Change

By: Adam Taylor12/11/2024

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has reversed course on its plan to change the way it reimburses for anesthesia care payments, which critics said included not paying for...

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Why clinical expertise is the cornerstone to your most profitable business line

By: Nakeisha Tolliver, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, CNOR, CSSM, and Linda Groah, MSN, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, FAAN11/15/2024

During Perioperative Nurses Week this November 10-16, we encourage you to recognize the invaluable contributions of your perioperative nurses and nurse leaders....

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CMS, FEMA Temporarily Relieve Quality Report Requirements in Hurricane-Battered Are of Some Quality Reporting Requirements

By: Jeanine Watson, MSN, RN, CNOR(E), CASC11/01/2024

Struggling to meet the quality reporting deadlines? Impacted by the recent hurricanes? You may be getting a bit of a break!

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APIC Launches New Research Center

By: Adam Taylor10/16/2024

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has announced the creation of a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary research agenda....

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Guidance on Ongoing Port Strike, Hurricane Helene Aftermath

By: Adam Taylor10/03/2024

Organizations are offering guidance to surgical facilities that might experience supply chain disruptions from the port workers’ strike and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene....

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Celebrate International Infection Prevention Week!

By: Adam Taylor10/01/2024

Each year, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), shines the light on the demanding work preventionists do every day to keep...

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There’s Still Time to Take Part in National ASC Month

By: Adam Taylor08/14/2024

Facilities, product manufacturers, management groups and professional associations across the country are celebrating National ASC Month in August, a time each year...

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In ASCs We Trust!

By: Adam Taylor07/26/2024

August is National ASC Month, a month when employees, owners and advocates of ambulatory surgery centers celebrate and increase awareness of the many benefits...

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Get Their Attention, Then Perform a Flawless Time Out

By: Adam Taylor06/13/2024

The staff at The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi considers a perfect time out before every procedure to be non-negotiable....

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Nurses Make the Difference!

By: Jared Bilski05/15/2024

From the San Diego Convention Center to a medical center in Maine – and dozens of spots in between – buildings and other landmarks are illuminated to in support...

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Kentucky Passes Historic Law that Decriminalizes Medical Errors

By: Adam Taylor05/15/2024

The state in which nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of a homicide charge after a 2017 medication error has passed the first-ever state law that decriminalizes...

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Dallas Anesthesiologist Convicted of Fatal Tampering of IV Bags

By: Adam Taylor05/14/2024

A doctor at an ambulatory surgery center was convicted last month of injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, acts that lead to the death of a colleague...

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Celebrating Nurses’ Monumental Impact

By: Adam Taylor05/01/2024

There is a myriad of ways to participate in National Nurses Week, which is celebrated May 6-12, from honoring your staff RNs with a gift or event to taking steps to let...

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FDA Recommends U.S. Healthcare Facilities Stop Using Plastic Syringes from two Chinese Manufacturers

By: Adam Taylor03/21/2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this week that its ongoing investigation of plastic syringes for potential failures has found that the use of...

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Poor Reprocessing Instructions Can Harm Patients

By: Adam Taylor03/14/2024

Technicians in sterile processing departments (SPDs) at surgical facilities across the country are told to follow manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFUs) while cleaning...

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AORN Expo’s Opening Ceremony Hits the Mark

By: Jared Bilski03/12/2024

The 2024 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo in Nashville kicked off with an opening ceremony Saturday that focused on the 75th anniversary of the storied...

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Cyberterrorists Targeting U.S. Hospitals, Healthcare Organizations

By: Adam Taylor02/29/2024

Federal law enforcement and health agencies have issued a warning that a ransomware group with ties to Russia has encouraged its affiliates to target...

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