The business of being a CRNA

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Do CRNA schools touch upon the business side of anesthesia? I know medical schools teach this aspect. Are the dynamics involved in working privately vs. being a salaried employee in a hospital discussed? Do programs teach business strategies to maximize the potential of practicing anesthesia? Can you even do "freelance" work so to speak........

I didnt say it wasnt taught anywhere, I said it wasnt taught during medical school. You are confusing residency with medical school. They are 2 very separate things.

Dude...learn to read. I didn't say it wasn't mutually exclusive to residency. Obviously you are just wanting to argue with people so everyone should really ignore you. Just to appease you, I will talk to some med students and professors in the am just to shut you up....after that....I'll your posts until you grow up and get serious.:banghead:

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Specializes in ER/SICU.
Do CRNA schools touch upon the business side of anesthesia? I know medical schools teach this aspect. Are the dynamics involved in working privately vs. being a salaried employee in a hospital discussed? Do programs teach business strategies to maximize the potential of practicing anesthesia? Can you even do "freelance" work so to speak........

Back to the original topic, Some CRNA schools are heavy on business to the point that my degree in reality is business degree. On the other end of the spectrum, some include it in passing only. My actual degree is a MS in health care administration I take

MKT 511 Marketing and Management 3

HCA 600 The Health Care System 3

HCA 610 Health Care Financial Management 3

HCA 615 Health Care Economics 3

HCA 653 Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems 3

HCA 630 Legal Issues in Health Care Management 3

HCA 656 Management of Health Care Technology and Information Systems 3

MGT 620 Human Resource Management 3

HCA 655 Health Care Marketing 3

MGT 672 Organizational Behavior 3

HCA 695 Field Research in Health Care Management 3

MGT 699 Business Policy and Strategy 3

Instead of nursing fluff classes for a MSN

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Back to the original topic, Some CRNA schools are heavy on business to the point that my degree in reality is business degree. On the other end of the spectrum, some include it in passing only. My actual degree is a MS in health care administration I take

MKT 511 Marketing and Management 3

HCA 600 The Health Care System 3

HCA 610 Health Care Financial Management 3

HCA 615 Health Care Economics 3

HCA 653 Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems 3

HCA 630 Legal Issues in Health Care Management 3

HCA 656 Management of Health Care Technology and Information Systems 3

MGT 620 Human Resource Management 3

HCA 655 Health Care Marketing 3

MGT 672 Organizational Behavior 3

HCA 695 Field Research in Health Care Management 3

MGT 699 Business Policy and Strategy 3

Instead of nursing fluff classes for a MSN

So your DEGREE that you obtained in earning your CRNA certification was in Health Care Administration? Or did you get that degree after becoming a CRNA?
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So your DEGREE that you obtained in earning your CRNA certification was in Health Care Administration? Or did you get that degree after becoming a CRNA?

http://www.camcinstitute.org/anesthesia/default.htm

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Thanks for the link. Very interesting concept. It definitely covers a lot of the business side.
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the point of weither or not medical schools offer business "aspects" or "classes" is moot to our discussion. the point of the initial post in this thread was to see if crna programs address the business side of practice. it is a point that is relevant and well taken. we are nurses and if we happen to do things differently in our programs than med schools, well cheers to that. i find the tone and debate over this issue irrelavant to the discussion and side-stepping of the overall issue.

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
Thanks for the link. Very interesting concept. It definitely covers a lot of the business side.

It is not too late for you to renounce the dark side and become a CRNA!

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Specializes in I know stuff ;).

hehe

Who wouldnt want jwk to be a CRNA. Lots of knowledge and good poster :p

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It is not too late for you to renounce the dark side and become a CRNA!

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And I thought you didn't care...

Let's see 49, plus a year since I'm too late to get in a BSN program this year, plus at least a year in an Accelerated BSN program, then that pesky one year critical care requirement that many never did/do anyway, and then the program itself - that's five years off - just when I'll be thinking about slowing down after getting my son through college.

Oh - plus all that pro-AA, pro-CRNA but-not-at-the-expense-of-AA's political reprogramming that would take years to work through...

Thanks, but no thanks. ;)

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Specializes in I know stuff ;).

hehehe

Cant blame you there. If i was 50 right not I doubt i'd be going to CRNA school and ove got the reqs. Seems to me thats a differnent time of life, wind down the career and wind up the personal life more. Is that true?

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hehehe

Cant blame you there. If i was 50 right not I doubt i'd be going to CRNA school and ove got the reqs. Seems to me thats a differnent time of life, wind down the career and wind up the personal life more. Is that true?

Our group has a very significant incentive package for taking call - it will be hard to give it up, but once my son's out of college, all bets are off.
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Our group has a very significant incentive package for taking call - it will be hard to give it up, but once my son's out of college, all bets are off.

Don't worry, I've heard the new prosthetic hips are quite affordable, so you should be fine slacking off call.

:roll

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