Health Care Reform
AORN will actively participate in the national discussion on health care change to promote the role of perioperative registered nurses in achieving optimal patient safety. AORN will collaborate with other organizations to advance positive health care changes but will not endorse specific candidates.
| Key Health Care Reform Documents | |
| • AORN Written Statement on Comparative Effectiveness | |
| • Advocacy Call to Action: Support Standardized Data Collection | |
1) National Quality Forum's National Priorities & Goals
2) The Economic Value of Professional Nursing
3) National Health Care Reform AORN Guidelines
4) Letter to President Obama from 100 national organizations including AORN
5) Nursing Community Statement on Health Care Reform
A) Cover Letter for Nursing Community Statement on Health Care Reform
6) Nurse Workforce: Americans for Nurse Shortage Relief (ANSR)
7) Nurse Workforce: Economic Stimulus
8) Nurse WorkForce Letters of Support 2009
A) House Letter
B) Senate Letter
C) Support Letter for Senator Durbin
D) Representative Capp's Thank You Letter
E) Senator Mikulski's Thank You Letter
F) Representative Thank You From Nurse Community
G) Senator Thank You From Nurse Community
H) Rep Latham Letter about Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2009
I) Dr. Wakefield, HRSA Letter about Funding Title VIII
J) ANSR FY2010 House Testimony
K) Lowey Bill - Need Act
L) Nursing Workforce Development Senate Letters FY 2010
9) Health Care Reform: Stand For Quality - Supported By AORN
10) AORN Statement on Workforce: Senate Finance Committee
11) Health Care Dialog Recommendations
12) Health Reform Final Talking Points April 2009
13) GAO Report ASC HAI February 2009
14) Statement Written Comparative Effectiveness April 2009
15) Health Reform Testimony: Senate Finance Committee May 12 2009
16) Nursing Community Title VIII Brochure May 2009
17) Coalition For Patient's Rights: Letter to Obama May 2009
18) Nursing Community Letter: Kennedy Help June 16 2009
19) Time Out Letter to Congress June 17 2009
20) Time Out Letter to Senate June 17 2009
21) AORN Comments on "Meaningful Use" June 16 2009
22) Nursing Community Tri-Committee Bill June 26 2009
23) Nursing Community Supports Health Reform July 10 2009
24) Thank you letter to Congressional Staff August 31, 2009
25) AORN Statement to ONC HIT Standards Committee September 15, 2009
26) AORN Comments to RWJF/Institute of Medicine on "Future of Nursing" October 5, 2009
27) Nursing Recommendations for Merged Senate Health Reform Legislation October 20, 2009
28) US Senator Burr (R NC) supports national surgical data repository October 5, 2009
View AORN's Call to Action Alerts on Health Care Reform.