Practice Management News

Primary Care Optometry News previously spoke to doctors of optometry around the country about changes they have made in their practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, including canceling non-emergency visits and introducing telemedicine to their clinics.

In this Healio video, Ashvin Agarwal, MD, discusses how the coronavirus has affected daily life under lockdown in Chennai, India, to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. He discusses the decisions made in the lead-up to the nationwide lockdown at the Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital system and what the future of the practice of medicine may look like after the pandemic.

In this Guest Commentary, Peter R. Honig, DO, a family physician with a private practice in Philadelphia, spoke with Healio Primary Care about the strategies he is using to manage his practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An American Academy of Ophthalmology website, “Important coronavirus updates for ophthalmologists,” has provided ophthalmologists with treatment considerations, breaking news and updated research on COVID-19 as it relates to ophthalmology since the virus began to spread.

John A. Hovanesian, MD, OSN Cataract Surgery Section Editor and partner at Harvard Eye Associates in Laguna Hills, California, discusses his thoughts on how the practice of medicine can and should evolve in the post-coronavirus world.

The negative downstream effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may extend to the United States census, a business and economy expert told Healio Primary Care.

High-risk, or class 3, medical devices that underwent FDA priority review had higher recall rates and less time on the market before serious recalls vs. high-risk devices that received standard review, data published in JAMA Internal Medicine showed.

Darrell E. White, MD, a private practice owner and anterior segment ophthalmologist in Westlake, Ohio, who also authors The Dry Eye column for Ocular Surgery News as well as the Eye Care Out Loud podcast on Healio/OSN, in the fifth part of a five-part video series, shares the discussions he has had to have with patients as well as his advice for living through the pandemic.

In this guest commentary, Earl V. Campbell III, MD, gastroenterologist at Yale School of Medicine, discusses his latest Instagram movement #blackhistoryloading in honor of Black History Month in February, which highlights current black professionals and those who contributed to their specialties before them.

Darrell E. White, MD, a private practice owner and anterior segment ophthalmologist in Westlake, Ohio, who also authors The Dry Eye column for Ocular Surgery News as well as the Eye Care Out Loud podcast on Healio/OSN, discusses in the fourth part of a five-part video series his view of how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the future of the private practice of medicine.