AANA Urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Remove Costly Physician Supervision Requirements, Other Barriers

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) partnered with 10 national nursing organizations to submit comments in response to the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, calling for the removal of costly physician supervision...
7-Oct-2020 4:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

AANA Joins Healthcare Professionals Calling for Mental Health Resources

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has partnered with more than 50 national healthcare and mental health awareness organizations to support the introduction of the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act” (H.R....
1-Oct-2020 3:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

AANA Joins Patient Safety Movement Foundation in Celebrating World Patient Safety Day Sept. 17

This World Patient Safety Day, Sept. 17, the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) joins the Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) in celebrating healthcare safety and raising global awareness.
16-Sep-2020 2:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Survey Results Detail Signs of Improving Conditions for CRNAs

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) discovered in a new survey that employment opportunities for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) during the COVID-19 public health crisis is improving.
12-Aug-2020 2:35 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Darolyn Milburn Honored as 2020 Star Nurse by The Washington Post

The Washington Post recently selected Darolyn Milburn, MSN, CRNA, as a 2020 Star NurseTM. Milburn, a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) at Johns Hopkins Hospital in...
12-Aug-2020 12:25 PM EDT Add to Favorites

AANA Supports Improvements to Rural Health Access

To provide high-quality, value-based healthcare for millions of patients living in the nation’s rural communities, the White House issued an executive order on Aug. 3 that calls on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to report on...
6-Aug-2020 3:10 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Oklahoma Opts Out of Physician Supervision of CRNAs

Oklahoma is now the 19th state to opt out from federal regulations that require physician supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The governors of 18 states and Guam have exercised such exemptions prior to the Centers for...
4-Aug-2020 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Ladan Eshkevari Honored as 2020 Star Nurse by The Washington Post

The Washington Post recently selected Ladan Eshkevari, PhD, CRNA, LAc., FAAN, as a 2020 Star NurseTM. Eshkevari, a member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), is an associate professor at the Georgetown University Medical...
22-Jul-2020 1:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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