On your behalf, the AANA has been working tirelessly with the administration, agencies, and lawmakers to advance Executive Order #13890, “Protecting and Improving Medicare for Our Nation’s Seniors.” As you know, the executive order would significantly advance the CRNA profession by eliminating burdensome Medicare requirements including physician supervision and licensure requirements that are more stringent […]
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This past Friday, CRNAs across the country earned a significant win! The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) decided to recognize CRNA’s ability to perform pre-anesthetic assessments in Ambulatory Surgical Centers as part of the final rule of the Physician Fee Schedule. The final rule also recognizes Medicare Part B payment to CRNAs for evaluation […]
CALL TO ACTION: YOUR RESPONSE NEEDED! Below is the beginning of the Change.org Petition Executive Order – Protect & Promote Nursing’s Role in Providing Care for Patients. Dear President Trump, Thank you for fighting to protect, promote, and provide healthcare to our nation. As health care spending continues to rise, Americans are not receiving the […]
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We are pleased to announce that our very own, Monica Rose, PhD, CRNA, has been selected by the AANA Board of Directors to serve as Chair of the FY2020 Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Her term of service on this committee begins August 14, 2019 and concludes August 18, 2020. We couldn’t be more proud!
If you recertified or initially certified in 2017 on or before July 31, you are likely due to complete your two-year check-in—the next step in the CPC Program—by July 31 this year. It takes just a few minutes and can be completed from your phone, tablet or computer. The two-year check-in is important in part […]
AANA Membership Renewals Open on July 1 As we near the end of our current membership period, we’d like to thank you for your continued commitment to the AANA! Your membership helps support the organization’s mission to advance the CRNA profession, and we are proud to serve you, our members, as we work together to […]
Oregon SB 128 has been enacted. This bill allows the Oregon Board of Medical Imaging to issue a permit to APRNs (including CRNAs) to supervise fluoroscopy. The Oregon Association of Nurse Anesthetists introduced this bill to create a path for CRNAs to supervise fluoroscopy. OR SB 136 has been enacted. This bill expands CRNA prescriptive […]
The NBCRNA recognizes the CRNA community’s desire for more flexibility and convenience in their path of continuing certification. The results of the NBCRNA’s recent CPC Assessment (CPCA) Beta Research Study and a nationwide benchmarking study also support choice and ease in the assessment process. The NBCRNA therefore announces that when the CPCA rolls out beginning […]
The NBCRNA recently conducted both an extensive Beta Research Study on the CPC Assessment (CPCA) involving the participation of more than 1,500 CRNAs, as well as a national benchmarking study. After careful consideration of the results and data from those studies, the NBCRNA Board of Directors made the decision at their January 2019 meeting to remove […]
Healthcare Human Factors is recruiting anesthesia providers (Anesthesiologists, Fellows, Residents, CRNAs, & CAAs) to participate in an anesthesia device evaluation. This is to ensure the product design is safe, usable, and satisfies users’ clinical/workflow requirements. The evaluation will be held at the GWU Clinical Learning and Simulation Skills Center between Jan 26 – Mar 6. The […]