Are You Retirement Ready?
Over 50% of CRNAs are planning to retire in the next 10 years. How can YOU prepare today? Getting ready to retire from your career as a CRNA can be ...
Revitalist: The Nurse-Founded Psychedelics Company Offering a Holistic Approach to Ketamine Treatment
Kathryn Walker, CRNA, CEO of Revitalist Wellness, TANA Member, and 2021 TANA Speaker, has been featured in Forbes Magazine. Read more.
Cuts to Medicare Reimbursements for Healthcare Providers Postponed
With signage of the bipartisan Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, cuts to Medicare reimbursements for healthcare providers are postponed. Read more.
FAANA: Be Recognized for Your Outstanding Achievements and Impact You’ve Made in Nurse Anesthesiology
Have you considered applying to become a Fellow of the AANA? Our association's highest acknowledgment will recognize the impact you've made in your field and distinguish you as a preeminent ...
AANA Updates Chronic Pain Management Guidelines
At their November meeting, the AANA Board of Directors approved the updated Chronic Pain Management Guidelines. These guidelines support CRNAs in the delivery of safe and effective chronic pain management ...
AANA Updates Considerations for Adding New Activities to Individual CRNA Scope of Practice
The AANA Board of Directors approved the updated Considerations for Adding New Activities to Individual CRNA Scope of Practice at its November meeting. This document is intended to provide the ...
Medicare Agency Updates 2022 Anesthesia Conversion Factor
The Medicare agency updated its 2022 anesthesia conversion factor for services provided in 2022 to $20.9343, down from $21.56 per unit from last year. Medicare calculates fee-for-service anesthesia payment according ...
AANA Honors Veterans, Calls for Increased Access to Care in VA
This Veterans Day, the AANA thanks our nation’s veterans for their service and honors their sacrifices. The AANA also recognizes our military CRNAs, who are the primary providers of anesthesia ...
New Book Explores Global Nurse Anesthesia and the History of IFNA
Sandra Ouellette, ScD (Hon), MEd, CRNA, FAAN; Betty Horton, PhD, CRNA, FAAN; and Jackie Rowles, DNP, MBA, CRNA, FAAPM, FAAN, are co-editors (and multiple chapter authors) of the newly published ...
AANA Joins Equitable Maternal Health Coalition Letter Supporting Maternal Investments to Advance Racial Equality
On October 27, the AANA joined 29 organizations in a letter from the Equitable Maternal Health Coalition (EMHC) to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer supporting ...