09-08-2011, 09:40 PM
rgG wrote:
What a moran. You let him have it, but good, when you see him, and make sure to let the doctor know what he said, too.
You don't say crap like that on the phone, or in person, for that matter, but especially not on the phone. He hadn't even talked to the doctor, and he is speculating about what the diagnosis could be, WTH?
Totally unacceptable for a physician extender (PA, NP or CRNA) do be discussing ANYTHING about the medical diagnosis ,especially the big "C", without the doctor.
Yes you should complain but do not stop at the PA. You need to chew out the MD and HIS boss (the medical director of his clinic/hospital).
I have to deal with the politics of lesser trained medical providers impersonating doctors all the time and it drives me CRAZY!! Did you know that many nurse anesthesia schools are beginning to offer "Doctor of Nursing" degrees so that CRNA's can introduce themselves as "I'm Dr. Smith and I'll be taking care of your anesthesia". No matter that they "missed" 4 years of medical school and 4 years of Anesthesiologist training!
What a scam........ patients beware!!
Dad (an MD..... a real doctor of Anesthesiology ..... not a doctor of nursing!)