The field of surgical assisting is now undergoing some of the biggest changes in the history of the profession. These changes will have a dramatic effect on your career and your surgical assistant business. With growing public interest in health care, insurance, and the qualifications of the individuals who care for patients, there has been an increased call for regulation of all individuals who provide direct patient care, and the operating room is certainly no exception. In several states, the profession has been threatened by regulatory or legislative activity to limit the practice of nonphysician surgical assistants.
As states and the federal government examine the issues that will define our profession, it is important that you and your business actively participate so the profession succeeds.
New January 2009 ASA Newsletter
NPI Number Form Step By Step (with thanks to Luis Aragon, CSA)
Evaluating Surgical Assisting Education Programs
Which Certification Is For You?
What’s Happening in Surgical Assisting Education
NBSTSA Surgical Assistant Exam
New! Surgical Assistant
Job Description
Current CAAHEP-accredited Surgical Assisting Education Programs
