Practice Management News

A physician’s concerns about long-term care typically increase over time – with many beginning to focus on this type of planning in their 50s or early 60s.

DENVER – Carefully handle patients who phone your office with complaints, as this situation could make you and your practice vulnerable to a malpractice claim, Theresa Fleming, OD, JD, said in her presentation here at Optometry’s Meeting.

DENVER – Susan Gromacki, OD, presented a lecture at this year’s Optometry’s Meeting as an introductory course to starting a scleral lens practice and fitting procedures.

In a 198 to 68 vote, members of the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ House of Delegates passed a resolution to change the title of physician assistants to “physician associates.”

DENVER – While dealing with the challenges of the pandemic, the profession of optometry also enjoyed successes on the political front, according to outgoing American Optometric Association President William T. Reynolds, OD, here at Optometry’s Meeting.

The AMA announced that it recently adopted a policy that will support removing a person’s sex designation from the public portion of birth certificates.

Preventing injuries is a key component of establishing a sports vision practice, but Charles Shidlofsky, OD, FCOVD, outlined additional components here at Vision Expo East, from getting started with education and equipment to fine tuning the level of athletes seen at the practice.

Despite a mounting number of state-level laws enacted to protect vulnerable patients against step therapy protocols, without official enforcement, these laws safeguard less than 10% of patients, according to data published in Health Economics Policy and Law.

The AMA adopted a policy it hopes will enhance the diversity of the physician workforce, according to a press release.

CMS recently proposed a rule that aims to strengthen the U.S. health care workforce.