Practice Management News

COVID-19 is stretching the capacity of health care systems across the United States. The American Academy of Family Physicians and AMA have provided guidance to retired physicians who want to rejoin the workforce and lend a hand.

Marian Macsai, MD, a cornea specialist at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Chicago, discusses how her hospital group has been adapting to treat ophthalmology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Agustin L. Gonzalez, OD, FAAO, ABCMO

During an address to the National Press Club on Tuesday, AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, highlighted the importance of using scientifically sound data to turn the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ophthalmology is a wonderful profession, but it is uniquely exposed to the adverse impacts of COVID-19.

ATLANTA — Ted McElroy, OD, led a panel of optometric experts during a MedPRO360 special session at this year’s SECO meeting to discuss the changing face of eye care and the necessity of calculated risks for practice growth.

Prolonged use of personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic such as N95 masks and protective eyewear was shown to cause or exacerbate headache among health care workers in Singapore.

Information about COVID-19 is evolving at a rapid pace. To help physicians stay informed of the latest developments, Healio is launching the Unmasking COVID-19 podcast.

Mary Finnegan, COT, clinic manager at Eye Consultants of Atlanta, discusses the early stages of implementing telehealth for patient visits and how telehealth is integrated with the electronic medical records system the practice uses.

The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected the practice of medicine across all specialties, but with recently expanded CMS telehealth guidelines, ophthalmologists now have an opportunity to begin using telemedicine much more often to the benefit of both patients and providers.