AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TxANA) recognizes and celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The healthcare landscape in Texas is enriched by the diversity of the Hispanic patient population and the Certified Registered Nurse…
Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues. We hope the updates in this newsletter are helpful to you, and we welcome your feedback on the topics that matter most to you, so we can continue to…
AUSTIN, TEXAS—Affirming the organization’s commitment to advancing patient safety and the profession of nurse anesthesia, the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TxANA) announced their newly elected 2021-2022 Board of Directors. The new board takes office as TxANA…
Considering the new wave and increase of COVID-19 cases and its delta variant in Texas, state officials are working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local public health departments in monitoring and mitigating the current outbreak of the novel…
What Happens on Facebook Doesn’t Stay On Facebook Be Smart on Social Media by Jennifer Harris, Public Relations Consultant to TxANA For all the good that social media delivers – connections to family and friends, a sense of community, a platform…
Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) sent a letter to the Texas Medical Board (TMB) seeking to correct a previous letter stating a member testified on HB 2029. While the letter corrected their previous statement noting that TMB did not testify at the HB 2029 hearing, it continues to uphold the request for the TMB to revise their FAQs to reflect the most current guidance in Opinion No. 0371-KP.
Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues.
Last Friday, The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) sent a letter to the Texas Medical Board (TMB) seeking to address misstatements regarding the recent Opinion No. 0371-KP. The letter addressed both the supervision of CRNAs and the presence requirement in the Health & Safety Code.…
General Paxton’s Opinion maintains the status quo, which is the best possible outcome for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) operating in Texas.
Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is adopting amendments to the Telehealth Services Policy and Telemedicine Services Policy to implement Senate Bill 670 (SB 670), adding parity requirements into Texas Medicaid statutes. Previously, section 531.0216(g)(2), which…
Our Faces of TxANA series shines a light on the work of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and offers a perspective on how CRNAs positively contribute to our state’s health care system. This month, we invite you to meet Martha Vera, DNP, CRNA.
Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues.
TxANA respects the lives of every person. We stand with you against racism. We encourage all CRNAs to listen, learn, and dialogue with one another about these very important issues facing our state and nation. AANA Leaders Issue Statement on the Death of George Floyd. Click Here…
Anne Quasnitschka, CRNA, DNP had just left her job at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth to begin another assignment when she was notified it was now cancelled due to one of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 executive orders directing all elective surgeries and procedures…
Our latest TxANA newsletter is out, and we hope you’ll read it online here and share with your fellow CRNA colleagues.
AUSTIN, TEXAS (Dec. 10, 2019)--The following statement regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s public comment on the Texas Medical Board’s proposed rule impacting Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists should be attributed to Matthew J.Mitchell,…
Our Faces of TxANA series shines a light on the work of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and the TxANA staff. Each and every day our TxANA members and staff are working to advance patient safety and the profession of nurse anesthesia. This month, we invite you to…
