Other articles in this issue
Manager's Q&A
Preparing managers for the Standardized Perioperative Record
Carol Petersen, RN, BSN, MAOM, CNOR
Manager of Perioperative Informatics, AORN
Introducing the Manager's Q&A interview and webcast. In this first edition of the new segment, Carol Petersen discusses the Standardized Perioperative Record and how managers can prepare to use it.
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Advancing your news Connections
New healthcare technologies, research and practice updates emerge on a daily basis and AORN's news editors work hard to provide AORN members with the news you need. Read more+
2008 brings new look, schedule to AORN e-newsletters
Starting in January, AORN News will begin sending a new e-newsletter version of the AORN Connections print newsletter, as well as a redesigned AORN Management Connections e-newsletter. Stay up to date on the new schedule. Read more+
A look back at 2008
As we prepare to usher in a new year, we take this opportunity to look at several of AORN Management Connections stories that captured 2008. From the Standardized Perioperative record AORN announced at Congress to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' shift to non-reimbursement for a number of so-called never events, this past year has been one of change in technology and practice. Read more+
 The Perioperative News Minute
AORN Journal Editor-in-Chief Trish Seifert looks at several highlights of the December issue of the Journal. Also in this episode, learn about CDC's new guideline on sterilization and disinfection in healthcare facilities and catch the latest in perioperative news. Listen+
 News briefing for perioperative leaders
New evidence-based recommendations on the preferred methods for cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient-care medical devices and for cleaning and disinfecting the healthcare environment were released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also in this issue, the life threatening Clostridium difficile bacterium that causes diarrhea and more serious intestinal conditions is 6.5 to 20 times greater than previous estimates, according to a new study released Nov. 11 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and more. Read more+
 ASC news review
Massachusetts Public Health Council adopted new regulations that subject physician owned surgery centers, and companies that wish to open outpatient facilities valued at more than $25 million, to prove they are not threatening or duplicating existing services of other facilities. Also in this issue, data shows some patients are cutting back on elective surgeries amid economic crisis, and more. Read more+
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