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Change in CNOR recertification contact hour eligibility window
March 15, 2010
On March 13, 2010, the Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI) Board of Directors approved a change in the policy governing the window during which contact hours can be earned and counted toward CNOR recertification. This change will take effect January 1, 2011.
Preventing surgical fires takes a team
March 15, 2010
Fire safety is primarily a matter of prevention. But, when fires do flare up, every team member must respond quickly and precisely. On Tuesday at AORN’s 57th Congress, the education session “Surgical Fire Safety: The Best Response Is Prevention,” began with Dennis Parker, ChE, MBA, telling the story of his son, Doug, who died as a result of an airway fire during a surgery to repair vocal papylomas.
Billings Clinic wins 3M hand hygiene video contest
March 15, 2010
With a video featuring health care professionals demonstrating hand hygiene practices while singing a version of the Hokey Pokey, Billings Clinic of Billings, Mont., was named the winner of the “It’s in Your Hands” YouTube™ video contest, sponsored by 3M and AORN.
Getting from volume to value
March 15, 2010
Health reform is not about one big bill—it’s about many different things going on, including the pursuit of value being driven by people on the street saying, “I think it can be done better and cheaper,” according to Paul Keckley, PhD, Executive Director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, during his talk for the Jerry G. Peers Lectureship on Monday afternoon at AORN's 57th Congress.
Recommended practice enters second public comment period
March 14, 2010
The AORN “Recommended practices for prevention of retained surgical items” has entered its second public comment period because it generated so much discussion during the first public comment period.
Standardizing perioperative care
March 14, 2010
In late 2009 and early 2010 two large corporations that enable electronic health record documentation—Cerner Corporation and Surgical Information Systems (SIS)—signed contracts with AORN and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) to incorporate the AORN SYNTEGRITY™ Standardized Perioperative Framework (SPF) within their suite of electronic perioperative management solutions.
Strategies for health care reform
March 14, 2010
Janet Corrigan, PhD, President and CEO of the National Quality Forum addressed the current state of health care performance, goals and priorities for transforming health care, and two key ways to drive change—transparency and payment.
Boom boom pow: Congress begins
March 14, 2010
Against a backdrop of mountains, a starry night, and a downtown cityscape, AORN President Patrick Voight, RN, BSN, MSA, CNOR, welcomed an enthusiastic audience to the 57th AORN Congress and started off the traditional Opening Session processional led by the current Board of Directors members.
Welcome to Congress in Denver
March 13, 2010
New ways to follow Congress News
March 13, 2010
To address the need for accessing information as quickly and easily as possible, AORN now offers even more ways to access information and communicate at Congress through Twitter, RSS feeds, enhanced Congress News Online features, and the Congress Voices blog.