North Carolina Safe Surgery Collaborative North Carolina’s Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety recently introduced a statewide safe surgery collaborative designed to improve perioperative safety by implementing core, evidence-based interventions within the context of an open and collaborative learning network. New York RNFA Bill Moving; Montana Bill Effective July 1 New York’s RNFA reimbursement bill was reported out of the Senate Insurance Committee on Wednesday, June 1 without any opposition votes in attendance. Michigan Passes RN Circulator Data Collection Bill On June 21, 2011, Michigan’s governor Rick Snyder signed House bills 4526 and 4325, both budget bills designed to resolve the state’s current fiscal instability. AORN Supports Sterile Processing Bill in New York; PA & OH Expected Soon AORN is supporting the International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materials Management’s (IASCHMM) central sterile supply certification bill in New York this year. New Jersey Governor Conditionally Vetoes Surgical Technologist Bill New Jersey Governor Chris Christie returned a surgical technologist education and certification bill back to the legislature without his signature last week, citing concerns that the bill would limit the pool of candidates eligible for employment as a surgical technologist. Florida State Coordinator Attends ANA Advocacy Training AORN State Coordinator for the state of Florida, Mary Jane “MJ” Balun, RN CNOR, attended the American Nurses Association (ANA) Advocacy Institute in Washington, DC. Study Examines California Staffing Mandate Health Affairs recently published a study examining nurse staffing ratios in California in comparison to those in similar United States hospitals. The article adds to the debate on whether nurse staffing ratio mandates actually improve the quality of patient care. Share
