November 2009
Notice regarding AORN Management Connections distribution list
As of January 2010, AORN Management Connections will be emailed only to members who are identified as managers, directors, vice presidents and similar leadership titles, as well as to any member who actively opts-in to the distribution list.
Dale Bratzler, DO, MPHMedical Director of the Hospital Interventions Quality Improvement Organizations Support Center and the Hospital Quality of Care Measures Special Study located at the Oklahoma Foundations for Medical Quality
On the state of SCIP going into 2010 and resources available for managers. Read more+
AORN, 3M partner to kick off national hand-hygiene program
Infection prevention often comes down to key skills: proper hand hygiene. Even if this is a basic skill, errors in technique and even lapses in practice creep into busy operating rooms. In an effort to raise awareness of the risks associated with poor hand hygiene and to encourage best practices among nurses and other healthcare professionals, AORN and 3M Infection Prevention announced an initiative to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the surgical setting. Read more+
The National Institution for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) created the Respirator Trusted-Source Information Page to help verify which respirators are approved by NIOSH, how to get them and how to use them. Also in this issue, a top-10 list of the nation’s biggest health providers, a new MRSA strain is possibly more deadly than others, and more. Read more+
A study on the growth of ASCs shows how ambulatory facilities fit into the bigger picture of health reform, according to the ASC Association. Also in this issue HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius releases $9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding for increased surveys in ASCs nationwide. Read more+
