Practice Management News

When I was in high school, my mother — a gifted cook — vigorously resisted buying a microwave oven.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — For many clinicians, apps have become a convenient way to access information that can assist in caring for their patients, a presenter said here at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — Medical devices have a solid track record of approval. Risk for failure comes afterward, when the devices go to market, according to speakers on a panel dedicated to the ophthalmology innovation cycle.

LOS ANGELES — Social media is a powerful tool that connects physicians with patients and other providers and offers a space for important conversations about health care reform and education. But even those who want nothing to do with social media cannot ignore it completely, Kevin Pho, MD, founder of the blog KevinMD.com, said at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress.

The Maryland U.S. District Court announced a proposed settlement in litigation against the National Board of Examiners in Optometry related to an alleged data breach that occurred around June 2016.

The April 25 issue of Ocular Surgery News focuses on practice management and prepping for how ophthalmic care will work in the future.

PHILADELPHIA — Data indicate that rates of physician burnout are declining, but it remains a significant issue for clinicians, a speaker at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting told attendees.

PHILADELPHIA — While strategies such as public reporting, transparency and using clinical decision support and electronic health records are necessary and effective in improving patient care, there is also a need to improve the culture in medicine, according to a presenter at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

Is it time for optometry to formally recognize specialties? From an academic perspective, the answer is yes; stating otherwise diminishes many of our colleagues’ accomplishments, dismisses our postdoctoral educational process and denies health care the recognition of many optometric areas of expertise that are a benefit to society.

In a new position paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the ACP offers seven comprehensive recommendations to improve the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and promote universal health care coverage for all Americans.