Practice Management News

Seven ophthalmologists who will use the AAO IRIS Registry will receive analytic programs from two funds developed to advance big data investigations of eye disease, according to a press release from the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Wills Eye Hospital has expanded one of its training laboratories, allowing residents, fellows, faculty and others to practice basic and advanced surgical techniques.

Verana Health and the American Academy of Ophthalmology have launched a new tool aimed at helping physicians improve patient outcomes and provide better care through data insights and trends gathered by the AAO IRIS Registry, according to a press release.

The AMA expressed disappointment over a federal judge allowing CVS Health Corp to merge with Aetna.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — One remarkable difference between younger aged workers and their baby boomer counterparts is that Generation Z and millennial workers will quit a job if their personal values do not align with that of the company they work for.

As a so-called expert witness, my analysis of more than 400 cases over the past 4.5 decades reveals that most cases could have been avoided if the malpractice merely covered the bases.

Research published over the last decade strongly reinforces the idea that dry eye specialists should be aggressively looking for – and subsequently managing – nocturnal evaporative stress in the dry eye and meibomian gland dysfunction patient populations.

Americans for Safe Access recently issued the Patient’s Guide to CBD to provide background on cannabidiol and recommendations regarding its dosing and handling.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — There continues to be a “leaky pipeline” on the way to holding higher-level faculty positions for women MDs, according to Lynn K. Gordon, MD, PhD, who is senior associate dean for equity and diversity inclusion at the David Geffen School of Medicine.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — In his role as Allergan’s senior vice president of specialty therapeutics, Jag Dosanjh conducts “crucial conversations” every day.