Becker's Healthcare July 8, 2024
From provider shortages to declining reimbursements, two anesthesiologists joined Becker’s to discuss the threats facing anesthesiologists currently.
Question: What are the biggest threats to anesthesiologists right now?
Editor’s note: These responses were edited lightly for clarity and length.
John Bramhall, MD, PhD. Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at the University of Washington (Seattle): Paradoxically, I see staff shortages as being the greatest current threat to anesthesiologists. There are close to 2,000 current job postings (i.e. vacancies) for anesthesiologists in the U.S. One might think this would be a positive sign — interest in hiring anesthesiologists — but the reality is that these positions are open because of a dire shortage of physicians trained in anesthesiology (leading to disruption of...
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