In this brief paper I am going to put forward an idea of how I believe we, the 40,000 member organization known as the AANA, can act to assure the quality of the schools that are educating our future members. Most of the solutions proposed so far have been, as I define it below, Supply Side. While necessary, I don’t think supply side efforts can possibly come close to the power of Demand Side projects. This paper describes why.
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Jun 04
The Princess
Consisting of advice to Agatha Hodgins Princess of the National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (Note: these words are taken from a very old manuscript found in an abandoned cardboard box in the dumpster behind the AANA office in Park Ridge) Dedication To the Magnificent Agatha Hodgins: Those who strive to obtain the good graces of …
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May 30
The “Commoditization” of Anesthesia Services
Anesthesia Services are becoming a commodity – meaning a basic service, like housekeeping or laundry or dietary – such that hospitals are more likely to contract them out.
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Mar 22
Open Letter to Pres. Malina and ED Wilson: Upcoming Deadline Dates
Dear Dr. Wilson, and President Malina, After giving it considerable thought, I have decided that it is not a good use of my limited campaign funds to advertise in the May AANA NewsBulletin. According to the the schedule below, the email ballot will be received by the members on May 9th at the latest. They …
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Mar 19
Key Points for an Effective State Nurse Anesthesia Board Meeting
The document I am offering today is an outline entitled “Key Points for an Effective State Nurse Anesthesia Board Meeting”, and is based upon my two terms as a State President
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Mar 11
Thinking, Fast and Slow
I am currently reading a great book that is on the best-seller list – Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman. I am about halfway through, but the book is now littered with my yellow hi-liter and post-it note stickies. It is a very dense read, but seems to me to be incredibly important. http://tinyurl.com/6mysrn7 …
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Feb 18
Suggestions to improve collaboration between the AANA and its affiliate organizations
I want to discuss the relationship of the AANA with the COA and NBCRNA in light of some further research I have been doing.I would like to thank Rita Rupp, RN, a long-time AANA staffer and staunch defender of CRNAs (and dear friend and compadre of Ira Gunn) for pointing me in the right direction …
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Feb 03
Should an Anesthesiologist sit on the NBCRNA Board?
I am in favor of having an anesthesiologist and a surgeon on the NBCRNA board, as well as a public member and a hospital administrator member.
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Jan 29
White Paper: CRNAs and Pain Management
Title: CRNAs and Pain Management: One member’s opinion Author: Dan Simonson, CRNA, MHPA Created on: April 22, 2011 Download this white paper as a PDF It is now a little over one month since Noridian posted its statement concerning payment to CRNAs for pain management CPT codes. Because Noridian covers so many states in my …
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Jan 28
White Paper: Sounding an Alarm for Hospital-employed CRNAs
Title: Sounding an Alarm for Hospital-employed CRNAs Author: Daniel Simonson, CRNA MHPA Created on: 10/23/2011 Download this white paper as a PDF This brief paper is intended to highlight some recent observations I have made regarding the disadvantage hospital-employed CRNAs (as opposed to anesthesiologist- or self-employed CRNAs) have in negotiating the new economic realities assaulting …
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