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In response to "Indeed. But silly to assume that safety is more important than money to the hospital. -- nm" by James Bond (aka Igor)

clearly, both safety and money are very important. if everyone always wanted the safest option in all instances, no one would ever complain about cost

Posted by TFox Aug 3 '10, 16:26

but that's obviously not true. the two goals (safety and cost effectiveness) need to be balanced very carefully.

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Yeah, but like loosilu said, there are some places you don't want to go cheap. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 16:28 12
- how many people have been killed by nurse anesthesiologists compared to doctors? - TFox Aug 3, 16:33 1
  - I haven't seen a study that shows that. I think there is limited data since not that many states have CRNA working without supervision. - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 16:37
- I think anyone who's worked any job ever can attest that having someone stand over your shoulder is not always productive. - Dr.Vermin Aug 3, 16:32 9
  - that's not the point, IMO. The anesthesiologist literally holds the patient's life in their hands. I want that person to be a doc. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 16:41 8
    - Utterly meaningless if the results are the same. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 3, 16:52 7
      - Past performance does not guarantee future results. When talking about human life, people like their chances to be as good as possible. -- nm - mara Aug 3, 16:54 6
        
        as long as its free. -- nm - TFox Aug 3, 16:57 2
        
        I don't want my brain surgeon, my heart surgeon, or my anesthesiologist to be free. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 17:03 1
        
        hehe, word. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 3, 17:14
        
        Yeah, when you start catering to feelings over facts, that's when the unnecessary costs go up. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 3, 16:56 2
        
        The study is not very convincing, factually. -- nm - loosilu Aug 3, 17:02 1
        
        Not when you're stubbornly & superficially stuck on "doctors trump nurses, period." -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 3, 17:47

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clearly, both safety and money are very important. if everyone always wanted the safest option in all instances, no one would ever complain about cost

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