AACN Mourns the Loss of Fitzhugh Mullan AACN is mourning the loss of friend and colleague Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, who passed away on November 29 at the age of 77. Wednesday, December 11, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Palliative Care Is Growing Across the US According to a 2019 report from the Center to Advance Palliative Care, 12 million adults and 400,000 children residing in America today are living with a serious illness (cancer, heart and/or... Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
ASAM and AACN Partner to Increase Critical Addiction Training for Nurse Practitioners AACN is pleased to announce a new opportunity for schools offering primary care NP programs to participate in an exciting federally funded initiative to increase substance use disorder education... Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Government Affairs Chair, Nancy Fahrenwald, Testifies Before the House Committee on Small Business AACN applauds Dr. Nancy Fahrenwald, Dean and Professor at the Texas A&M University College of Nursing, for presenting testimony before the House Committee on Small Business on the role of... Friday, November 15, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN Government Affairs Chair, Nancy Fahrenwald, Testifies Before the House Committee on Small Business Thursday, November 14, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
AACN and NursingCAS Host Successful Discover Nursing Fair On September 19, AACN hosted the first Discover Nursing Virtual Fair. This online event gave prospective students the opportunity to meet with nursing school representatives to learn more about... Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Makes Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule On November 1, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final rules for Calendar Year 2020, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Hospital Outpatient... Thursday, November 7, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Makes Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule On November 1, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final rules for Calendar Year 2020, the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Hospital Outpatient... Wednesday, November 6, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy
AACN Recognizes Excellence at the 2019 Academic Nursing Leadership Conference At the 2019 Academic Nursing Leadership Conference (ANLC), AACN presented several awards to well-deserving individuals and schools. The conference was held in Washington, DC, October 19-22. Wednesday, November 6, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Major Wins for APRNs and CRNAs in the Latest CMS Physician Fee Schedule AACN applauds the final rule on medical record documentation which relieves burdensome E/M documentation requirements for all four APRNs and advances the clinical learning experience for students. Wednesday, November 6, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
AACN Continues Participation in Health Professions Week AACN is a proud participant in Health Professions Week, an exciting week-long event for high school and college students interested in learning about careers in the health professions. Monday, November 4, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
Title VIII Reauthorization Advances Out of the Senate HELP Committee AACN applauds the Senate HELP Committee for advancing S. 1399, a bipartisan bill that strengthens the nursing pipeline and profession by aligning Title VIII with current trends and ensures that... Thursday, October 31, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Title VIII Reauthorization Advances Out of the Senate HELP Committee AACN applauds the Senate HELP Committee for advancing S. 1399, a bipartisan bill that strengthens the nursing pipeline and profession by aligning Title VIII with current trends and ensures that... Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release
Di Fang Receives Nursing Outlook Excellence Award At the American Academy of Nursing's annual Policy Conference, authors Di Fang, AACN Director of Institutional Research and Data Services, and Karen Kesten received the Nursing Outlook 2019... Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Membership Announcements, Newsletter, Policy & Advocacy, Research & Data, Rounds with Leadership
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act AACN commends the U.S. House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R. 728, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019. This overwhelming support represents an important... Monday, October 28, 2019 | Policy & Advocacy, Press Release