Practice Management News

President Donald J. Trump’s tweet on Feb. 7 suggesting that “as the weather starts to warm & [COVID-19] hopefully becomes weaker, and then gone” has prompted a debate among medical professionals about the seasonality of the disease.

Regardless of specialty, all us physicians are struggling during this pandemic to manage our patients, our practices, and our lives. We often forget that we doctors have “superpowers” to influence those around us for the better. Here are some thoughts on what superheroes would do today to help others, despite all the uncertainty.

Amidst the flurry of safety guidance provided for both health care professionals and citizens regarding COVID-19, the American Optometric Association’s Health Policy Institute provided specific guidance for eye care providers.

ORLANDO — At Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Luke Lenci, MD, discusses how to make the transition from residency to effective practice.

President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency today in response to COVID-19, a move he said will provide $50 billion to fight the pandemic.

PHILADELPHIA — Ophthalmologists are at a high risk for developing occupational musculoskeletal pain, and training and precautionary measures should be enacted in order to decrease such risks, according to a speaker here.

Patients with dry eye disease should be educated about managing their disease to make treatment more successful, according to a review of dry eye disease treatment published in Clinical Ophthalmology.

ATLANTA — The interest in telemedicine as an opportunity to reach more patients and streamline health care has grown in several specialties, and Mike Rothschild, OD, discussed his experience with telemedicine in eye care at this year’s SECO meeting.

ATLANTA — Andrea Knouff, OD, presented a useful guide at SECO for optometric business owners to generate revenue with dry eye diagnosis and treatment.

Institutions are limiting employee travel and medical societies are canceling or postponing their annual medical conferences because of concerns about COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.