What Happens When The Wrong Person Is Leading Your Care?

Across the US, we’ve seen legislation pop up that could undermine the emergency care team and erase physicians from the equation. When the stakes are so high, we have to ask ourselves—What happens when the wrong person is leading your care?


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[germangerbil]

ACEP,

Legislation is NOT "popping up" everywhere erasing physicians from the equation. Fake news ACEP. And you know it.

Legislation is OCCASIONALLY being passed which instead BRINGS care to underserved populations (rural communities, low socioeconomic status, veterans, home health, hospice, etc.). In other words, populations of medicine in which most physicians do not desire to practice.

Physician assistants ALWAYS have a physician assigned and leading patient care. In 11 states, nurse practitioners are also required to be supervised by a physician. However, nurse practitioners do not practice autonomously in emergency medicine. This is known to your organization. Yet your organization still spreads misinformation.

What is the purpose of your message? Is it to spread discontent among the medical team? Is it to make people fear being treated by a PA/NP? Is it to demonstrate some more false support for the EM physicians you represent?

If you really want to do something for your EM physicians, why don't you start here:
1.) More pay (hospital administrators can take a pay cut!)
2.) Shorter shifts
3.) 30 minute lunch breaks (2 per 12 hour shift)
4.) Less documentation
5.) 2 physicians on shift during peak hours (where I work that can be up to 5 patients per hour)
6.) Support for malpractice claims

This video is the equivalent of insulting someone else to make yourself feel good.