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UrduIn honor of National CRNA Week (Jan. 19-25, 2025), U.S. House Representatives Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) Dave Joyce (R-OH) Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) again introduced a bipartisan House Resolution on the House floor, “Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality healthcare for the public and the nation’s armed forces for more than 150 years and through multiple public health emergencies and beyond.”
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AANA Joins ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) proudly joins the ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare (ALL IN), as a coalition member to support this groundbreaking initiative committed to improving the mental health and overall wellbeing of healthcare workers.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Reimbursement Changes Highlight Need for HHS to Enforce ACA Provider Non-Discrimination Provision
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) issued ta statement in response to Kaiser Permanente’s announcement that Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options, Inc., effective November 1, 2024, will not reimburse anesthesia services when submitted without the appropriate modifiers identifying who performed the service, and that it will be reducing QZ services rendered by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists to 85% of the Physician Fee Schedule.
AANA Honors Our Nation’s Veterans, Supports Better Care and Greater Access to Healthcare in VA
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) joins the nation on Veterans Day honoring and thanking the nation’s military veterans for their bravery and service to our country.
AANA Celebrates Healthcare Quality Week With The Contributions of CRNAs to Patient Safety and Care
Every October, Healthcare Quality Week (HQW) is a dedicated time to acknowledge the progress made by healthcare and quality professionals toward improving patient healing and recovery. AANA applauds the work of healthcare workers, including Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, who each day provide patients with access to the safe, high-quality care essential to positive healthcare outcomes.
AANA Launches New Micro-Credentialing Program, PROficiency
AANA launched its new micro-credentialing program, PROficiency, during the AANA Annual Congress, held August 2-6, 2024, in San Diego. Micro-credentials are compact competency-based qualifications which demonstrate a learner has evolving knowledge in specified areas which expand or protect scope of practice and/or improve patient care.
AANA’s Innovation Lab Partners with LaaSy Health
AANA and Rm8, its innovation lab, have partnered with LaaSy Health, a leading innovator in healthcare services.
Lorraine Jordan Receives AANA’s 50th Annual Agatha Hodgins Award for Outstanding Accomplishment
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Lorraine Jordan, PhD, CRNA, CAE, FAAN, FAANA, with the Agatha Hodgins Award during its 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6, in San Diego.
Angela Mund Receives AANA’s 45th Annual Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist (CRNA) Angela Mund, DNP, CRNA, with the 45th Annual Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award during its 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6, in San Diego.
AANA Foundation Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian of the Year Award Presented to Bimpe “Bebe” Adenusi
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) Foundation presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Bimpe “Bebe” Adenusi, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE, FAANA, FNAP, with the Janice Drake CRNA Humanitarian Award during the AANA 2024 Annual Congress, held August 2-6, in San Diego.
John O’Donnell Receives AANA Foundation’s John F. Garde Researcher of the Year Award
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) Foundation presented John O’Donnell, DrPH, CRNA, FAANA, FSSH, with the John F. Garde Researcher of the Year Award during its 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6 in San Diego.
AANA Foundation Philanthropist of The Year Award Presented to Michelle Gonzalez
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) Foundation presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Michelle Gonzalez, PhD, CRNA, CHSE-A, FAANA, with the Rita L. LeBlanc Philanthropist of the Year Award during the AANA 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6, in San Diego.
Nurse Anesthesia Program Director of the Year Award Presented to Aimee Badeaux
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Nurse Anesthesiologist Aimee Badeaux, PhD, CRNA, APRN, CNE, with the Program Director of the Year Award during its 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6, in San Diego.
Anesthesia Clinical Instructor of the Year Award Presented to Rachel A. Wolfe
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Rachel A. Wolfe, DNP, CRNA, CCRN, CPN, with the Clinical Instructor of the Year Award during its 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6, in San Diego.
AANA Receives 2024 ASAE Power of Associations Silver Award for State Advocacy Initiative
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has been recognized with a Power of Associations Silver Award by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its successful initiative, ‘Advocacy from the Start’.
AANA Issues Updated Practice Considerations for Ketamine Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pain Management
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently updated its practice considerations addressing ketamine therapy to cite the most current studies, as AANA continues to support a patient-centered, interdisciplinary approach to providing care and treatment to persons with psychiatric disorders or chronic pain.
AANA Presents U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin With National Health Leadership Award
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recognized U.S. Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) as the winner of its National Health Leadership Award for 2024 at its Mid-Year Assembly, April 20-24, in Washington, DC.
AANA Presents Excellence in State Government Relations Advocacy Award to Georgia
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) honored the Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists (GANA) with the Excellence in State Government Relations Advocacy Award at its Mid-Year Assembly, held in Washington, D.C., April 20 – 24.
AANA Presents Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director Award to Sarah Tweedy
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Sarah Tweedy, DNP, CRNA, ARNP, with the Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director Award of the Year Award during its 2024 Mid-Year Assembly, April 20-24, in Washington, DC.
AANA Emphasizes the Importance of Screenings and Safe Anesthesia Care for Colon Health During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Of the various types of cancer screenings and procedures, colonoscopies are among the most effective in preventing cancer.
AANA Advocates for Excellence During Patient Safety Awareness Week
During Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 10-16, 2024, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) proudly joins the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in raising awareness and promote initiatives that make healthcare safer for patients and the healthcare workforce.
AANA Applauds Addition of CRNAs To SAMHSA Practitioner List
In a recent final regulation issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), CRNAs, also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, have been permanently added to the definition of a practitioner who is appropriately licensed by a state to prescribe and dispense medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Urges VA to Issue Evidence-Based National Practice Standards
Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) urged the Veterans Health Administration (VA) to develop National Standards of Practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) that are grounded in evidence-based education and training standards, not politics, during a listening session on September 21.
ICAN Act Increases Patient Access to High-Quality Healthcare
A Senate Bill was introduced by U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), joining more than a dozen Representatives who are sponsoring the House version of the ICAN Act. If passed, the ICAN Act would remove practice barriers for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) by allowing them to provide more comprehensive healthcare services to patients across the country.
AANA Appoints Amy Sherwood as Chief Membership Officer
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has named Amy Sherwood, CAE to serve as AANA’s Chief Membership Officer. She will report to Chief Executive Officer Bill Bruce.
AANA Wins 2023 Gold Circle Award from ASAE for Membership Retention
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has been recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) with a 2023 Gold Circle Award in the Membership Retention category. The Gold Circle competition is the premier association marketing, membership, and communications award that recognizes excellence, innovation, and achievement in association/nonprofit marketing, membership, and communications campaigns and activities.
Delaware Opts Out Of Physician Supervision of CRNAs
Delaware patients now have increased access to safe, affordable anesthesia care. The state is the latest to opt out from federal regulations that require physician supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs).
Access To Quality Anesthesia Care Increased for Indiana Dental Patients
Indiana dental patients now have increased access to safe anesthesia care with the enacting of Indiana Senate Bill 273. The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) applauds the new law, as it expands the scope of practice for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), allowing CRNAs to administer moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia to a patient in a dental office, under the direction of and in the immediate presence of a physician.
Access to Quality Anesthesia Care Ensured in Rural Wyoming
Recently, Wyoming partially opted out from federal regulations that require physician supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) reports that the governors of 23 states and Guam have exercised such exemptions for either full or partial opt-out.
During Oral Cancer Awareness Month, AANA Emphasizes Access to Safe Dental Anesthesia Care
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) reminds the public that the best prevention of oral health is early detection. Also, of critical importance is ensuring patients have access to safe anesthesia care when treatments including surgery are used for oral cancer.
AANA Applauds the Save Our Rural Hospitals Act That Eliminates CRNA Supervision and Supports Rural Healthcare
Last week, U.S. Representatives Sam Graves (R-MO) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) reintroduced the “Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act” (H.R. 833). Along with providing enhanced payments to rural healthcare providers to help ensure the viability of these important local healthcare facilities, this legislation also includes a provision to permanently remove physician supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), under Medicare Part A conditions of participation and a provision to include non-medically directed CRNA services as a mandatory benefit under the Medicaid program.
AANA President Appointed to VA Committee on Rural Veterans’ Health
Angela R. Mund, DNP, CRNA, president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), has been appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee by the Secretary of the VA, Denis McDonough.
ASA Calls on National Medical and Nursing Organizations to Reject Medical Title Manipulation
Medical title manipulation, a growing concern across health care and medical specialties, confuses patients and creates discord in the care setting, ultimately risking patient safety. Today, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) calls on the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to reject any requests to manipulate and misappropriate medical titles.
ASA Applauds New Hampshire Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban Nurses’ Use of Physician Term, Anesthesiologist
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today applauds the New Hampshire Supreme Court for upholding the New Hampshire Board of Medicine’s decision that health care professionals using the term “anesthesiologist” must be licensed physicians and meet all of the requirements to practice medicine in the state.
Nurse Anesthetists Responding to COVID-19 in Rural America
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) stand at the ready as the threat of COVID-19 threatens the nation’s rural communities. CRNAs are the primary provider of anesthesia care in rural America. The AANA has partnered with the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) to promote and release an infographic.
AANA Partners with 24 Organizations to Ensure Access to Quality Patient Care
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) has partnered with 24 national organizations to request HHS Secretary Alex Azar support key provisions of the U.S. president’s executive order #13890, which provides a path to the permanent removal of burdensome supervision and licensure requirements for non-physician providers such as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs).
AANA Joins Nursing Organizations to Thank and Encourage Governors in Removing Regulatory Barriers
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) is one of seven organizations to endorse a statement on the pivotal role advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are playing in the care of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patients in South Dakota Will Have Access to Affordable Quality Care, Thanks to a Law that Extends Authority of Nurse Anesthetists
Effective July 1, CRNAs in South Dakota can collaborate with dentists, podiatrists, and other providers, in addition to medical doctors.