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A friend who is an anesthesiologist said that he was retiring because the new machines were so good that no one wanted to pay for an anesthesiologist anymore. T
by xhkkffbf 5y ago
A friend who is an anesthesiologist said that he was retiring because the new machines were so good that no one wanted to pay for an anesthesiologist anymore. They were happy with a nurse. So you're right.
- theguyovrthere 5y agoCRNA != Nurse in the same sense as a registered nurse in an ICU or med-surge department. CRNA is the Nurse Practitioner version of Anesthesiologists. They're paying for less anesthesiologists and hiring more Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist because they're cheaper, perform a sweeping majority of the same function, and multiple can be supervised by an anesthesiologist who is on hand to fill the small gap between theirs and the CRNA scope of practice.
- biohax2015 5y agoThere are tons of openings for anesthesiologists paying 400k+. https://www.gaswork.com/search/Anesthesiologist/Job/All https://www.gaswork.com/search/Anesthesiologist/Job/All
- weatherlite 5y agoThat's quite pricey, sounds like a good candidate for automation :)
- weatherlite 5y agoIt is very algorithmic in nature afaik, so quite easy to automate. As is oncology, radiology and many aspects of family medicine. It won't be tomorrow, but 10-20 years from now I think is very realistic for huge changes. Brave new world...