title: Quality Review in Anesthesia: then, now, and the future.
abstract: The Quality Review in Anesthesia (QRIA) newsletter is a significant, evolving resource to the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in clinical practice. Since its inception in 1997, the newsletter has been modified to meet the changing needs of anesthesia practice. The goal of the newsletter is improvement in patient care and risk avoidance by keeping CRNAs abreast of the latest changes in risk management, quality assurance, and malpractice concerns. By incorporating reports of patient safety adverse events, it is anticipated CRNAs will better understand the need for compliance and adherence to the standards of care. A chronological history of the development of the QRIA newsletter is provided. The methodology of how an article is conceived, reviewed, and published is presented so the CRNA can appreciate the mechanisms involved in putting together each publication. The QRIA newsletter now has a chronological and alphabetical index on the AANA website. This electronic format allows the CRNA to access articles that might be of special interest to a certain aspects of practice. Each issue of QRIA is planned carefully to meet the needs of the CRNA and is offered as a valuable membership service.
authors.affiliation: Quality Review in Anesthesia, Cedar City, Utah, USA. cpetty@accesswest.com
authors.forename: William Clayton
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Petty
authors.forename: Rita M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.forename: Sandra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tunajek
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D035081:Editorial Policies; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008318:Malpractice; D019300:Medical Errors; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States