Still a bit of work to do for VA. Takes 20 seconds.

[caligas]

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/n...0477246&spReportId=MTA4MDQ3NzI0NgS2&page=0,1#

This takes just a second:

http://www.safevacare.org/

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[repititionition]

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/nurse-leaders/va-grants-aprns-full-practice-authority-almost?spMailingID=10180878&spUserID=MTY3ODg4NjMwMjY0S0&spJobID=1080477246&spReportId=MTA4MDQ3NzI0NgS2&page=0,1#

This takes just a second:

http://www.safevacare.org/

I submitted.

 

[risnwb]

Done


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[rakotomazoto]

Done. It literally took 10 seconds.

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[jwizle]

Please Please have your family and friends submit as well!

 

[TeslaCoil]

Done

 

[OneFellSwoop]

Done today. For those curious, a quick va jobs search shows 17 anesthesiologist openings and 3 CRNA openings throughout the whole country. Not sure this qualifies as a shortage. Which is really what we should be commenting on bc that's the reason they aren't giving independent practice and that's what they're looking for in the future. FACTS.


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[guestname]

Can this be done anonymously without providing real names?

 

[TeslaCoil]

Can this be done anonymously without providing real names?

Wouldnt that sort of defeat the purpose?

 

[jwizle]

Done today. For those curious, a quick va jobs search shows 17 anesthesiologist openings and 3 CRNA openings throughout the whole country. Not sure this qualifies as a shortage. Which is really what we should be commenting on bc that's the reason they aren't giving independent practice and that's what they're looking for in the future. FACTS.


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From reading the ASA president's email sent out earlier today, independent practice remains an option as well so all the reason to comment. Either way, we need to defeat this.

 

[Psai]

Wouldnt that sort of defeat the purpose?

I don't blame people for being worried that a crew of nurses are about to attack you in real life for expressing your opinions

 

[TeslaCoil]

I don't blame people for being worried that a crew of nurses are about to attack you in real life for expressing your opinions

I dont either. But its about time we were as aggressive as they are. Time to man up.

 

[deleted763299]

Done

 

[AdmiralChz]

Can this be done anonymously without providing real names?

Several nursing groups have done this if you look at the actual postings, so yes if you prefer.

Submitted myself today, was so quick and painless. I encourage all to follow suit.

 

[aneftp]

I commented. Quick and easy.

The ASA really needs to get the AANA into a catch-22 situation here. Is the AANA arguing about "access?". There is no "access" anesthesia issue at the VA. There is a primary care issue at the VA. I still argue primary care MDs treat the "zebras" much better than NPs. But NPs can get a little bit of a pass since they can hand off the difficult patient back to the specialist or primary care doc and they have time on their hands unlike the OR environment.

Second the ASA can hammer the AANA in regards to the "access issue". If they were truly worried about "access". Why are they blocking MD medicare pass through? They can't argue about being "cheaper" since medicare bills the same for MD or CRNA. Bam...AANA completely called out. MD willing to do solo cases rurally yet AANA wants to block their access by not putting them on an even playing field by giving hospitals the same medicare pass through to utilize an MD rather than a CRNA.

What's the AANA counter argument than? "We're cheaper to train??" Sure...that will go over well with the public.

 

[bigdan]

Done.

 

[OneFellSwoop]

From reading the ASA president's email sent out earlier today, independent practice remains an option as well so all the reason to comment. Either way, we need to defeat this.

My understanding was the reason for the ruling for not changing things was bc there wasn't an access problem with surgery as there is in primary care. The current comment period was to expose potential access/shortages within the VA OR previously unrecognized related to anesthesia. My point of original comment is there doesn't appear to be shortage or access problems based on job availability. I think addressing exactly what the VA is looking for may be more effective at preserving team care than actually commenting on team care preservation. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong on this.


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[cchoukal]

Just put my comment in, and I hope everyone here will do the same, either via


https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/14/2016-29950/advanced-practice-registered-nurses#open-comment


Or




http://www.safevacare.org/

 

[deleted480308]

done

 

[Consigliere]

Check out the recent "Amazing Tweets" thread to see how CRNAs view anesthesiologists then head over to one of the aforementioned links and submit a comment immediately. The president of the AANA feels that anesthesiology is the practice of NURSING.

 

[teacher2md]

Done

 

[aneftp]

Trump just nominated David Shulkin as the VA secretary. So that's a positive step.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...bar&tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.27beace2a06f

 

[rakotomazoto]

Don't forget to encourage family and friends to participate, I have had about 10 people use the website now. Let's not lose this positive momentum. This is a great opportunity to have a conversation about how important it is to have physicians in the OR who are fully trained to take care of patients receiving anesthesia.

 

[badasshairday]

Done. Y'all got interventional radiology's support.

 

[Man o War]

Done. Y'all got interventional radiology's support.

Thank you very much.

 

[Ronin2258]

Done.