Appointments

The Vision Council has launched PolicyWatch, an online regulatory monitoring service for the optical industry to improve access and understanding of teleoptometry-related legislative issues, the nonprofit announced in a press release.

Patients with behavioral health challenges who used telehealth had higher odds of missing scheduled appointments compared with those receiving in-person care, according to the results of research published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients with prediabetes who participated in shared medical appointments lost more weight and experienced greater reductions in HbA1C and BP levels than their counterparts who received usual care, a retrospective cohort study showed.