Practice Management News

SAN FRANCISCO — The people who are tapped for leadership in medical associations are those who demonstrate dependability and durability. In other words, they show up. Tamara R. Fountain, MD, has been showing up since beginning her career as an oculoplastic surgeon, not necessarily looking for leadership positions, but those opportunities found her all the same.

Eye care is often neglected in this age of convenience, and as health tech start-ups pursue direct-to-consumer models, the role of eye doctors and eye health is being deprioritized, according to a white paper recently released by Sightbox.

A day rarely goes by without a development in the contact lens arena. Whether it is a new product, a different way to provide patients with lenses, a call for education, patient protection measures or a paradigm shift, there is always something new for contact lens prescribers to consider incorporating into their practices to provide better care.

SAN FRANCISCO — Continuing to use the IRIS Registry and providing care for Americans with treatable vision impairments and avoidable blindness are key goals for the American Academy of Ophthalmology in 2020, according to a speaker here.

SAN FRANCISCO — American Academy of Ophthalmology representatives are emphasizing the need to apply office visit Evaluation and Management code values, set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2021, to postoperative visits as well, a speaker said here.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients undergoing upper eyelid blepharoplasty treated with fibrin glue after surgery experienced a significant reduction in bruising and bleeding-related complications, according to a speaker here.

Family medicine doctors who practiced in rural areas were less likely to experience burnout than those who practiced in medium-sized and metropolitan areas, according to survey results.

EyeMedsNow is a new comprehensive database with pharmaceutical information targeted to eye doctors.

The estimated cost of waste in the United States health care system ranged from $760 billion to $935 billion annually, or about 25% of total health care spending, according to an analysis published in JAMA.

LAS VEGAS – CooperVision opened nominations here at Vision Expo West for its class of 2020 Best Practices, a program that recognizes optometric practices that advance the profession through innovation, industry leadership and providing a higher level of patient experience.