An Analysis of the Labor Markets for Anesthesiology
The roughly 40,000 anesthesiologists (ANs) and anesthesiology residents and 39,000 licensed certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and student CRNAs in the United States provide most anesthesiology services. Shortages in this critical area of health care can lead to problems in the provision of health services. The authors' surveys of ANs, CRNAs, and anesthesiology directors included questions about employer types, work hours, earnings, types of anesthesia provision, and technology adoption and preferences. They found a great deal of heterogeneity in work arrangements, clear urban/rural differences in the labor markets for anesthesiology, and even more-pronounced regional differences. In addition to the survey, demand-based and econometric analyses were conducted. The authors conclude that shortage of ANs and CRNAs is highly likely at the national level, with the survey approach providing hints of such a shortage and the economic analysis providing stronger confirmation. Finally, the authors examine the evolution of AN and CRNA labor markets up to 2020 under various scenarios.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web-Only
- Pages: 149
- Document Number: TR-688-EES
- Year: 2010
- Series: Technical Reports
Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Research Methodology
Chapter Three
Survey Findings
Chapter Four
Analysis of the Labor Markets
Chapter Five
Scenarios for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist and Anesthesiologist Labor Markets, 2007–2020
Chapter Six
Conclusions and Future Directions
Appendix A
Anesthesiologist Survey Questionnaire
Appendix B
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Survey Questionnaire
Appendix C
Director of Anesthesiology Survey Questionnaire
Appendix D
Relevant Portions of the Survey of Surgeons
Appendix E
Technical Details on Demand-Based Assessment
Appendix F
Technical Details on Econometric Analysis
Appendix G
Summary Statistics of Clinical Hours and Procedures Used in Demand-Based Analysis
Appendix H
Demand-Based Analysis with Alternative Workweek Definitions
This work was sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. The research was conducted in RAND Health, a division of the RAND Corporation.
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