Practice Management News

The average time of a consultation in primary care rose from 15.56 minutes in 1993 to 21.07 minutes in 2012, research recently published in BMJ found.

A recent study suggested a “primary care revolution” is coming that will increase the workload in the future for primary care physicians.

LAS VEGAS – Valerie Kenwell, manager/lead optician at Doctor Eyecare, Dallas, said she came to the Alcon beauty summit here at Vision Expo West to learn tools to take back to her office to share with other technicians on educating patients about color contact lenses.

by Deanna Alexander, OD, FAAO

More than half of high-cost patients who were dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid continued to have high costs over 3 years, according to research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

LAS VEGAS – Compulink Healthcare Solutions launched Advantage Smart Practice, which includes artificial intelligence-enabled features, here at Vision Expo West.

LAS VEGAS – Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Joann S. Lublin said women in the working world need to find influential internal allies to help them succeed.

LAS VEGAS – A group of optometrists who participated in a CooperVision-sponsored think tank determined that patients highly value their interpersonal relationships at their optometrists’ offices and think less of online advice than many typically assume.

LAS VEGAS – Rev360 announced that its RevolutionEHR customers can now order vision correction products directly through the electronic health records system.

CooperVision is accepting applications through Nov. 21 for its Best Practices program, which seeks to celebrate the nation’s best optometric practices based on their innovation, industry leadership and patient experience.