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Practicing medicine without a license?


Posted by Michael RPSGT on June 22, 2001 at 04:35:53:

I have been offered a lead tech position at a 3 bed facility which would mean a promotion and a good raise for me. During the interviewing, I spent a great deal of time with the current lead tech who is moving out of state. He told me something that seemed rather odd although I have only worked in 3 other sleep labs. He said that he scores all the studies the day after they are run and if any therapy was required (cpap, bilevel pap, oxygen) he makes the decision as to what pressure the patient needs based on the study findings. He then calls and sends an order to the medical supply company that the patient chooses. He said the doctors do not have time to review all the data and will interpret the study based on the scored report sometime within a week or so following the study. Evidently they have been doing this for years.

Is this how other labs are run too? I have never worked in a lab where the lead tech had this kind of power, so to speak. I am slightly concerned about accepting this position due to this reason alone. Is this practicing medicine without a license or am I blowing it out of proportion? I should mention that this lab is not AASM accredited but one of my job duties would be to help them become accredited.

Thank you for any replies.
Michael RPSGT

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