Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition.

Table of Contents

• AARP campaign encourages members to report Medicare fraud
• Banishing the demons of coding and reimbursement Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• Compliance plan yields improved policies, procedures Jean Carole, BSBA, CMPE, COE
• Cyclodiode useful treatment in refractory pediatric glaucomas Michael J. Walsh
• Evaluation, resolution of a coding error Alan E. Reider, JD, MPH
• Glaucoma screening benefit a plus for patients and providers Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS; Nicole Nader
• How does your practice compare? Richard C. Koval, MPA, CMPE
• At Issue: pediatric IOL myopic shift
• Industry news in brief
• Industry Pipeline
• Insights from chart audits Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA, FNAO
• Measuring practice success Bruce S. Maller
• Mergers, Acquisitions, etc.
• National survey: compensation increases for ophthalmologists Nicole Nader
• New CEO in charge of Santen U.S. Michael J. Walsh
• Patient education: choosing a drug outside the formulary
• Plug designs vary to fit the punctum Michael Piechocki
• Richard L. Lindstrom: clinician, teacher, researcher, mentor Michael Piechocki
• ‘Sandwich’ theory explains role of IOL design, bioactivity in PCO Reijo J. Linnola, MD, PhD
• Subretinal prostheses show promise in preliminary studies, author says Nicole Nader
• Understanding global fee periods E. Ann Rose
• Using modifiers to avoid Medicare audits and enhance revenue E. Ann Rose
• Viagra causes significant retinal blood vessel dilation, study finds Michael Piechocki
• Ice-pack, sleep exams simplify diagnosis of ocular myasthenia Nicole Nader
• Billing: an area of vulnerability for ASCs Allison W. Shuren, JD, MSN; Jeffrey S. Peters, JD; William A. Sarraille, JD; JoAn Leonce, JD