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[HOPEOPT]

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Are these statements true? somebody posted:
-Optometrist will like being classified as a mid-level provider (nurse, PA) by HMO's and the DEA after 8 long years of study?
-Would it bother me to be denied hospital privleges (in some states) becuase optometrit is not a physician?
I know some will respond that they do not care what others classify them or they will not choose to work in a hospital , what I need to know are these facts or just prediction and opinions of the poster.

 

[DrFrankenzyme]

Are these statements true? somebody posted:
-Optometrist will like being classified as a mid-level provider (nurse, PA) by HMO's and the DEA after 8 long years of study?
-Would it bother me to be denied hospital privleges (in some states) becuase optometrit is not a physician?
I know some will respond that they do not care what others classify them or they will not choose to work in a hospital , what I need to know are these facts or just prediction and opinions of the poster.

The HMO's could consider me an fry cook/washroom cleaner at McDonalds for all I care I still want to be an OD.

 

[captainnerd]

Yes, it is true. All my optometrists that I shadowed told me this.

 

[kel1104]

Are these statements true? somebody posted:
-Optometrist will like being classified as a mid-level provider (nurse, PA) by HMO's and the DEA after 8 long years of study?
-Would it bother me to be denied hospital privleges (in some states) becuase optometrit is not a physician?
I know some will respond that they do not care what others classify them or they will not choose to work in a hospital , what I need to know are these facts or just prediction and opinions of the poster.

As far as HMO's go...i couldnt agree more with the previous posters. Who really cares what they classify you as..they are the WORST to work for (they pay almost nothing). And as far as the DEA, I don't really think that that makes much of a difference in the sceme of things...each state has their own laws for what optometrists can practice, and all schools prepare an optometrist to do everything. The same goes with hospital privleges..it's determined by state. As far as Im concerned, if a hospital would deny you, then you probably don't want to be there anyways.

Overall, if you work hard at being an optometrist and prove yourself, there will always be great opportunities for you.

 

[thanotoriousfob]

As far as HMO's go...i couldnt agree more with the previous posters. Who really cares what they classify you as..they are the WORST to work for (they pay almost nothing). And as far as the DEA, I don't really think that that makes much of a difference in the sceme of things...each state has their own laws for what optometrists can practice, and all schools prepare an optometrist to do everything. The same goes with hospital privleges..it's determined by state. As far as Im concerned, if a hospital would deny you, then you probably don't want to be there anyways.

Overall, if you work hard at being an optometrist and prove yourself, there will always be great opportunities for you.

I agree. Most of the OD's I've shadowed echoed your statement.

 

[DrFrankenzyme]

As far as I know...
Dentists and Podiatrists are also classified as "Mid-Level Providers"
according to this classification system...

 

[HOPEOPT]

so the phycision is the only health profession that has the highest prestige in the medical field even he/she is not a specialists, so the family doctor/general doctor has more prestige over optometrist, dentist, pharmycist,...etc.???

 

[thanotoriousfob]

so the phycision is the only health profession that has the highest prestige in the medical field even he/she is not a specialists, so the family doctor/general doctor has more prestige over optometrist, dentist, pharmycist,...etc.???

who cares.

 

[blysssful]

As far as HMO's go...i couldnt agree more with the previous posters. Who really cares what they classify you as..they are the WORST to work for (they pay almost nothing). And as far as the DEA, I don't really think that that makes much of a difference in the sceme of things...each state has their own laws for what optometrists can practice, and all schools prepare an optometrist to do everything. The same goes with hospital privleges..it's determined by state. As far as Im concerned, if a hospital would deny you, then you probably don't want to be there anyways.

Overall, if you work hard at being an optometrist and prove yourself, there will always be great opportunities for you.

The way I see it is they're both corrupt and dishonest agencies, so their perspective is irrelevant to me. Not to mention Kaiser nearly killed my father with their disgusting negligence... but I digress.