Comments on: Why doesn’t the AMA just call themselves a union already? http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9976 Bruce Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:37:56 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9976 THE AMA ISNT A UNION BECAUSE GEORGE W. BUSH WAS TOLD BY "DICK" CHENEY H THAT HE WAS'NT GONNA MAKE ANY MONEY FROM IT AND IF HE DID HE WAS GONNA USE IT FOR THE WAR EFFORT THE AMA ISNT A UNION BECAUSE GEORGE W. BUSH WAS TOLD BY “DICK” CHENEY H THAT HE WAS’NT GONNA MAKE ANY MONEY FROM IT AND IF HE DID HE WAS GONNA USE IT FOR THE WAR EFFORT

]]> By: Tito http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9975 Tito Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:32:37 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9975 Wow... people against cost reductions in health care... A question I did have however, is that many doctor visits for routine things result in a perscription. Would PA's be able to write these? (I think perscriptions are wrong to begin with, but that's a different story.) Wow… people against cost reductions in health care…

A question I did have however, is that many doctor visits for routine things result in a perscription. Would PA’s be able to write these? (I think perscriptions are wrong to begin with, but that’s a different story.)

]]> By: c-mo http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9974 c-mo Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:32:33 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9974 I kinda like the idea of a physician having oversight of PAs and CRNPs. It's good for patient safety, particularly when scope of practice is in question. I kinda like the idea of a physician having oversight of PAs and CRNPs.

It’s good for patient safety, particularly when scope of practice is in question.

]]> By: Viper007Bond http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9973 Viper007Bond Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:05:32 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9973 A denist use to live on my street and his license plate was something like "NO AMA". I really don't blame him. lol A denist use to live on my street and his license plate was something like “NO AMA”. I really don’t blame him. lol

]]> By: Rehan http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9972 Rehan Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:00:11 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/06/29/why-doesnt-the-ama-just-call-themselves-a-union-already/#comment-9972 I think the AMA is kind of extreme, but PA's are good at procedural stuff, like they've been trained and taught how to do x number of things and they do them really well and professionally, but they lack a lot of the theory or base behind the reason stuff is done a certain way and when there's a deviation in patient condition from the norm, they need a doctor there who can call the shots correctly. A PA goes to school for half the time a doctor does and has a very limited scope of knowledge compared to a physician and although for regular run of the mill procedural stuff that doesn't really matter when it comes down to atypical cases unless you have a sound basis of physiology, pathology and pharmacology you're really not going to be equipped with the tools to make a decision that's in the patients best interest. I, for one, would choose to see a doctor over a PA anyday and I'm betting the average person would also. BTW, PAs aren't alone in their desire to usurp the rights of the physician without putting in the due training -- I think I recently heard about dentists (not physicians) fighting plastic surgeons (physicians) in court for the ability to do chin and nosejobs. Either way, interesting post and a good read :) I think the AMA is kind of extreme, but PA’s are good at procedural stuff, like they’ve been trained and taught how to do x number of things and they do them really well and professionally, but they lack a lot of the theory or base behind the reason stuff is done a certain way and when there’s a deviation in patient condition from the norm, they need a doctor there who can call the shots correctly.

A PA goes to school for half the time a doctor does and has a very limited scope of knowledge compared to a physician and although for regular run of the mill procedural stuff that doesn’t really matter when it comes down to atypical cases unless you have a sound basis of physiology, pathology and pharmacology you’re really not going to be equipped with the tools to make a decision that’s in the patients best interest.

I, for one, would choose to see a doctor over a PA anyday and I’m betting the average person would also.

BTW, PAs aren’t alone in their desire to usurp the rights of the physician without putting in the due training — I think I recently heard about dentists (not physicians) fighting plastic surgeons (physicians) in court for the ability to do chin and nosejobs.

Either way, interesting post and a good read :)

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