Re: The Future of Anesthesia Practice in the USA Archived Message
Posted by Dave J on May 9, 2007, 2:13 pm, in reply to "Re: The Future of Anesthesia Practice in the USA"
I disagree that CRNAs can not practice independently. But that is not the issue I believe in your post. Anesthesia in the USA is in big trouble. The ASA and AANA both state that there is going to be a major provider shortage in the not too distant future. But neither have come up with any viable way of increasing the numbers of MDAs or CRNAs to the extent needed. With both groups, when you ask them what are they going to do, their response is the same, "We need to attract more quality nurses/doctors to the field." Bottom line that means the pay needs to go up as money seems to be a major issue with both groups. However, the pay is not going up, it is going down. Look at the new Medicare rates if you do not accept that as a fact. With lower pay, the financial attractiveness of becoming a CRNA or MDA will go down. So their "plans" on how to increase the number of anesthesia providers are just blowing in the wind. AAs are a solution. It may not be the one that CRNAS like. If the AAs do get the same rights under the scope of practice as the CRNAS, the MDAs are not going to like that either. But as far as I can see, after 32 years of anesthesia practice, it appears to be the ONLY solution that is coming forward with any success. So my fellow CRNAs, until the AANA gets more CRNAs coming out, to the extent that we can cover the needs of America, stop being obstructionists. So my friends the MDAs, keep in mind small towns will need coverage also. If AAs are always under your thumb, what is your solution for the small towns? And to the AAs, none of whom I have ever met, keep working on the practice law as you will be a vital part of anesthesia care in the very near future.
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- Re: The Future of Anesthesia Practice in the USA - Dave J May 9, 2007, 2:13 pm
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