Optometry

• Estimate to repeal sustainable growth rate decreases to $245 billion

• Endocrine Today, September 2012
• The Congressional Budget Office has lowered its estimation for future spending to $245 billion if Congress overrides the sustainable growth rate formula,...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• EHR conversion makes sense for clinical, financial reasons

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, September 25, 2012
• LAS VEGAS — Imaging has changed the dynamics of ophthalmology practice, a speaker said here.
  “Ten years ago we were doing angiography every 3...More »

• Health Care Legislative and Regulatory Update

• New public-private partnership fights fraud through information sharing

• August 24, 2012
• Utilizing a provision of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services announced the formation of a...More »

• Task force recommends adding educational track for optometrists at ASCRS meeting

• August 21, 2012
• The Integrated Ophthalmic-Managed Eyecare Delivery Task Force has recommended adding educational programs for optometrists at the 2013 American Society of...More »

• Perspective

• Burnout burden high among US physicians

• Endocrine Today, September 2012
• Burnout appears to be more common among physicians than among other adults working in the United States, with nearly half of those who participated in a...More »

• Breaking News

• Single-platform laser for cataract, corneal procedures gets 510(k) clearance

• August 6, 2012
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted 510(k) clearance to the Victus femtosecond laser platform, designed to be used in both cataract and corneal...More »

• Commentary

• Reporting suspected child abuse is the optometrist’s legal – and ethical – duty

• Primary Care Optometry News, August 2012
  Michael D. DePaolis, OD, FAAO
• Given the somewhat insular nature of optometric practice, it is understandable. We see dozens of patients daily, intently focused on helping them see –...More »

• PCON Reports

• Ocular signs can lead to recognition of non-accidental trauma in children

• Primary Care Optometry News, August 2012
• Child abuse involves a multidisciplinary diagnosis, and optometrists, as primary eye care providers, are uniquely positioned to be the first to detect it,...More »

• Many not taking steps needed to preserve eyesight, survey finds

• July 18, 2012
• Many people recognize the importance of their eyesight, but less than one-third take the basic steps needed to preserve it, according to a survey released...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Speakers offer tips on implementing meaningful use

• Primary Care Optometry News, August 2012
• CHICAGO – A team of optometrists outlined objectives of meaningful use and provided advice on implementing procedures to qualify, here at a...More »

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