Specialist Access No Better With Adoption of Access Standards
No notable improvement in timely access to specialty services following implementation of standards
Studies Used for FDA Approval of Device Changes Often Low Quality
And, efficacy of drugs granted accelerated approval often confirmed only years after approval
Review: Global Prevalence of Blindness, Visual Impairment Up
Increase seen despite drop in age-standardized prevalence of blindness, impairment from 1990-2015
Guidance Provided for Preventing Practice Billing Errors
Practices should have a compliance plan and policy and someone responsible for enforcing it
Revenue Exceeds Expenditures for Many ABMS Member Boards
Change in net balance of American Board of Medical Specialties member boards grew from 2003 to 2013
Little Risk of Oropharyngeal Mucosal Transmission of Zika
Research with monkeys suggests virus isn't transmitted through kissing, sharing eating utensils
July 2017 Briefing – Ophthalmology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for July 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Stent Surgery Could Benefit Select Glaucoma Patients
About one dozen XEN Gel Stent implants have been performed at Kellogg Eye Center
Significantly Higher Serum Melatonin in Human Myopes
Positive correlation for melatonin concentration with more negative spherical equivalent refraction
Switching to Generic Eye Meds Could Save Medicare Millions
Medicare is billed more than $1 billion annually for glaucoma treatments alone, researchers say
