OK, how does that make any sense? RNFAs are not reimbursed by Medicare or Medicaid, plus they aren't making rounds and writing orders. If they are doing this on their own (I know some who have TRIED) they might be in hot soup with the BNE. I'm a PA a...
My question is this. Does the hospital factor your salaries into the general overhead, or do they bill for your services individually? There is a danger to all of you if you are being paid under a global charge for the general overhead billed to Medi...
My question is this: do YOU get FREE healthcare, in your native tongue when you LEGALLY visit their (fill in the nationality of choice) country? Of course not. Then why are we bound to do the same for ILLEGAL invaders? I'm fine if they show up for tr...
There are a number of PA schools where the classes are taken with the med students. Why would that not "count"? Most people who talk about the bridge program are suggesting compressing the time from 4 year to about 3. During a typical 4 yr program th...
I don't know what you are smoking, but I'd put that one away... I've been a PA and RN for quite some time and have been ASSISTING in CVS since 1987. I would not say I could not do the vast majority of the operation from a technical standpoint, but I ...
Realizing this is JUST TV, I thought the character started off a bit strong. In the real world, when you see ANY non-MD act like that, they usually get escorted out/transferred/disappeared in about 5 minutes. I had a good laugh watching her berate al...
As I read this bill, there are TWO distinct portions. One, it allows AAs to work as such in NC. Two, it MANDATES CRNAs to work under the "supervision" of MDAs. This is the true crux of the argument and the friction between the two (three?) groups. If...
I was working as a PA in the ER at Womack Army Hospital a number of years ago. I was driving into work early one morning following an ambulance (no lights or sirens) when it pulled up to the front door. Out jumped a young soldier with his wife from t...
surgpa replied to TrinaRoschelle's topic in Government
The Army has not trained a PA to become a warrant officer since 1992. They have ALL become commissioned officers just like the other services that have PAs.
Hi, Laughing Gas Thanks for your thoughtful reply. Having known many CRNAs and MDAs over the years, I understand what you are saying. I just wanted to see what your take on it was. I have not as of yet worked with any AAs, so I'll reserve my comments...
hello, laughing gas a few things here that interest me. i am neither an aa or crna, so i do not have an axe to grind. i am interested in what you mean by nurse anesthesia versus that pesky old medical anesthesia. what exactly differeniates the two? ...
"I am licensed as a PA in the state of Georgia. I hold the same physical license as a surgical PA, cardiac PA and so forth. The difference is that I am delineated as a subclass of PA with a job description on file with the state licensing board. In t...