Employment Resources

• Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Resources

• The National Practitioner Data Bank
• The National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook
• Jordan LM, Ouraishi JA, Liao J. The National Practitioner Data Bank and CRNA Anesthesia Related-Malpractice Payments. AANA J. Jun 2013;81(3):178-182.
• Jordan LM, Quraishi JA, Liao J. The National Practitioner Data Bank: What CRNAs Need to Know. AANA J. Apr 2013;81(2):97-102.
• National Practitioner Data Bank Expanded to Include Licensure Information on CRNAs. AANA NewsBulletin, June 2010

• Security Risk Assessment Tool can be used to help small- and medium-sized health care provider organizations conduct periodic security risk assessments as required by HIPAA.
• HIPAA Basics for Providers: Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification
• Patient Care
  • Communicating with a Patient’s Family, Friends, or Others Involved in the Patient’s Care
  • Model Notices of Privacy Practices
• Covered Entities and Business Associates
  • Understanding Covered Entities and Business Associates
  • Are You a Covered Entity Under HIPAA?
  • Fast Facts for Covered Entities
  • Sample Business Associates Contracts
  • More About Business Associates
• Emergency Situations
  • Disclosures in Emergency Situations
  • HIPAA Privacy in Emergency Situations
  • Emergency Situations: Preparedness, Planning, and Response
• Security
  • Security Risk Assessment
  • HIPAA Security Guidance
  • HIPAA Enforcement
  • Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information
  • FAQs About the Disposal of Protected Health Information
  • Your Mobile Device and Health Information Privacy and Security 

• OSHA Launches Webpage to Provide Employers and Workers with Strategies and Tools to Prevent Healthcare Workplace Violence. 
• Worker Safety in Hospitals: Caring for our Caregivers
• OSHA Hospital eTool
  • The eTool focuses on hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health.
• Waste Anesthetic Gases
  • Waste Anesthetic Gases Resources             
  • Waste Anesthetic Gases Hazard Recognition
  • Anesthetic Gases: Guidelines for Workplace Exposures
• Infection Control
  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
  • Healthcare Acquired Infections
  • Needlestick/Sharps Injuries
• Respiratory Protection
  • NIOSH, OSHA Release New Toolkit to Better Protect Hospital Workers from Transmissible Diseases, May 15, 2015
  • Hospital Respiratory Protection Program Toolkit: Resources for Respirator Program Administrators, 2015
  • OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard
  • Implementing Hospital Respiratory Protection Programs: Strategies from the Field
  • Resources for Respirator Users
• Workplace Violence
  • Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Healthcare and Social Service Workers, 2015
  • Workplace Violence Resources
• Emergency Preparedness
  • OSHA Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources
• Inspections
  • OSHA updates inspection protection procedures for tuberculosis in health care settings, July 29, 2015 
  • OSHA updates key hazards for investigators to focus on during health care inspections, July 2, 2015

• Joint Commission Hospital Respiratory Protection Research Project, April, 19 2017 (New)
• Healthcare Workers: Workplace Safety & Health Topics
• Personal Protective Equipment
  • NIOSH Research Highlights Importance of Rigorous Standards for Gowns Used to Protect Healthcare Workers, July 22, 2015
• Stress and Fatigue
  • A Hard Day’s Night: Training Provides Nurses with Strategies for Shift Work and Long Work Hours 
  • Exposure to Stress: Occupational Hazards in Hospitals, 2008
• Drug Exposure
  • NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings, 2014
  • Medical Surveillance for Health Care Workers Exposed to Hazardous Drugs, 2007
• Patient Handling
  • Safe Patient Handling Resources

Most Prevalent Employment Issues Facing CRNAs - Part I (Login required)
Mark Silberman, JD, AANA General Counsel
February 6, 2013  

During this program AANA's General Counsel, Mark Silberman, discussed the most prevalent employment issues facing CRNAs. Mr. Silberman helped attendees understand various factors that may impact their work environment and explain legal issues that should be taken into consideration when dealing with an employment situation. 

Most Prevalent Employment Issues Facing CRNAs - Part II (Login required)
Mark Silberman, JD, AANA General Counsel
March 13, 2013 
 
During this program Mark Silberman, JD, discusses prevalent employment issues facing CRNAs. These include:

• Negotiating an employment contract
• Non-compete clauses
• What are my rights when my practice is sold / hospital hires new anesthesia group?
• Antitrust issues for CRNAs (anticompetitive behavior / restraint on trade)
• Basic HR issues