July 10, 2024         OR Handoffs Listen now: Eliminating the could have, would have, should have Healthcare industry groups criticize federal cybersecurity reporting rule Healthcare industry groups are calling for the federal government to streamline and ease the recently proposed cybersecurity incident reporting rule by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Fierce Healthcare reported July 8. According to the report, CISA's……Read More Recognize a deserving peer with Ambulatory Nurse Leader of the Year nomination Are you inspired by leaders who transform challenges into opportunities? Here's your chance to spotlight an exceptional figure in the field of ambulatory surgery leadership with the 2024 Ambulatory Nurse Leader of the Year award. This prestigious accolade……Read More New requirements for ASCs on life safety, patient rights effective August Starting August 1, ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) will need to comply with new and revised requirements for Life Safety Code® and patient rights, a June 26 news update from The Joint Commission reports. These updates align with the……Read More 📌 Article Pick of the Week Are you a perioperative nurse or an OR nurse? For me, the answer is easy. For 25 years I have consistently said, “I’ve never nursed an OR a day in my life; it’s always been the patients.” As perioperative nurses, what we do is about more than…Read More Related Articles: Scaling standards from sterile processing department to clinic ❖ State of the huddle: The barriers to and benefits of preop meetings ❖ Ambulatory endoscopy management strategies keep patients, finances healthy Resources