Letter to Obama

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Why is everybody excited about this letter? It says nothing. It's worthless. Electronic records are over rated anyway. They are not worth billions of dollars. Let the private sector adopt them as they become economically feasible.

And all those "quality" controls he mentions are a major pain in my ass. I don't like those either. I'm a physician, not a bean counter.
 
I agree with Surfer and I'm curious as to what exactly do you all think would come out of this letter? I mean sure, it says that anesthesiologists should be leaders in anesthesiology, but that's pretty much an undisputed fact... Please enlighten me with your interpretation of the document. :help:
 
Surfer said:
Why is everybody excited about this letter? It says nothing. It's worthless. Electronic records are over rated anyway. They are not worth billions of dollars. Let the private sector adopt them as they become economically feasible.

And all those "quality" controls he mentions are a major pain in my ass. I don't like those either. I'm a physician, not a bean counter.
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heard about the rural pass through rule and health truth and transparency act? Do you know which legislation the ASA will be working on this year? If you did, the letter would make sense.
 
I think this letter is a step in the right direction. I think Dr. Moore just wanted to introduce himself and the ASA to the President. You can't come out and just say, "CRNAs are trying to take over".

I hope the President's administration brings the ASA to the table. Hopefully, then we can be more candid with the real situation at hand--CRNAs trying to practice medicine, which is clearly inappropriate.
 
I am also glad that Dr. Moore has introduced himself and the ASA to the President. As a medical student applying for this year's Match, the issue is of cRNAs are has become more important to me as of late. (I don't know if the timing of this post and a recent post questioning the future of Anesthesiology is coincidence or intended). Currently, I am on my surgical AI rotation at a hospital with out Anesthesiology residents, only Anesthesiologist, cRNAs and sRNAs. From my stand point, the cRNAs try very hard to take on a role of being the sole Anesthesia provider. It's also interesting to see the training process. They are using an algorithm to distribute meds. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems similar to following a sliding scale insulin order, or an order to hold Amlodipine is SBP is <110. On the wards and in the units, the nurses are not banding together and saying, we run the floor, the doctor's role is ancillary. I think the autonomy that comes with working in the operating room may have lead to part of this confusion. Needless to say, it is crucial that Anesthesiologist make certain that MDs define the pratice of medicine within the field. I am an ASA member, and plan to stay one.... for life!
 
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BobBarker said:
It would have been much better if he signed it "Dr. Roger Moore, MD, 007, LMFAO"
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This letter from 007 is waffle.

You can make all the candy-coated arguments and grandiose letters you want. Truth is, CRNAs cost hospitals less and until we have the data to offset the cost advantage (ie. poor outcomes) it's gonna be more and more CRNAs in this F'd up country.
 
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