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Inaction by the California Department of Public Health is Threatening Access to Quality Anesthesia Care

CRNAs play a crucial role in ensuring affordable health care across California, especially in underserved and rural areas. Immediate corrective action is necessary to support CRNAs in continuing to deliver essential services and to uphold the integrity of our health care infrastructure.

California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Commends State Agency’s Clarifications of CRNA Scope of Practice

CANA President Sandra Bordi, DNP, CRNA, FAANA today issued the following statement regarding CRNAs’ independent practice authority in California.

CRNA reimbursement cuts could worsen rural healthcare gap

Many healthcare facilities —  particularly in rural communities — have turned to clinical staffing models that rely more heavily on certified nurse anesthetists for their anesthesia coverage.

However, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will reduce QZ services performed by CRNAs to 85% of the physician fee schedule starting Nov. 1. 

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Who can administer anesthesia? What are the different types of anesthesia? Is anesthesia safe? Find answers to commonly asked questions here.

Welcome to CANA

Nurse anesthetists have been administering anesthesia to patients in the United States for over 150 years, ever since the Civil War.

The credential CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) came into existence in 1956. CRNAs are anesthesia professionals who safely administer more than 40 million anesthetics to patients each year in the United States, according to the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) 2017 Practice Profile Survey.

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