Does anyone know if there are any OCT-C's in Arkansas besides me? How can I found out? Thanks, Karin From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 5:00 PM To: 'optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [optimal] Re: From Denice CRA stats Yes indeed. I am proud to say that of three employees at the ODC, all three are CRA's, two are COMT's, 2 are CDOS ( 32 in USA!) and 2 are ROUB ( 124 in USA) And my lead tech is a Russian Ophthalmologist. You might say we take certification seriously What's missing? The OCT-C, of which I will pass on, but encourage my staff to do. D. Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC Department of Ophthalmology 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 San Francisco CA 94115 (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563 From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Schaefer, Terrance Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:29 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [optimal] Re: From Denice CRA stats August 2013 I got the following # from OPS and JCAHPO. CRAs Worldwide 518 USA 503 COMTs Worldwide 750 USA 650 I found this to be very interesting. it show just how specialized we are. Terry Schaefer From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 2:18 PM To: 'optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [optimal] From Denice CRA stats Anyone want to venture a guess how many ophthalmic imagers there are in the US? How many are currently CRA? Thanks Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC Department of Ophthalmology 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 San Francisco CA 94115 (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.