AMA Calls Study of CRNAs as Sole Provider of Anesthesia Services “Flawed”

Comments attributed to the American Medical Association on a Health Affairs blog report about a new study, published in the August issue of Health Affairs and funded by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, claiming there is no increased patient risk when nurse anesthetists provide anesthesia services without physician supervision, describe study’s conclusions as “flawed.”

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The AMA acknowledges the value of nurse anesthetists in its comments but differentiates between the education and training of CRNAs and physicians and how this can impact patient care.

 

View the AMA’s comments on the CRNA study.

 

Read more about this and other recent CRNA studies:

 

ASA President Offers 7 Reasons to Question Anesthesia Cost-Containment Study

 

ASA President Offers 6 Observations on Study of CRNAs as Sole Provider of Anesthesia Services

 

WSJ Health Blog Publishes Follow-Up Report to Coverage of Study of CRNAs as Sole Provider of Anesthesia Services

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