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Business operations data represent a relatively untapped resource for optimizing practice revenue

Seven Tips Provided for Optimizing Practice Revenue

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7 measures identified that demonstrate performance, can indicate opportunities for improvement
Tips for increasing patient adherence to treatment plans include patient engagement and addressing barriers to adherence

Tips Presented for Encouraging Treatment Adherence

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Broad approach recommended, which includes patient engagement and addressing barriers

January 2016 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for January 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Demand for medical office space for ambulatory care is at a high point and looks likely to continue increasing

Demand for Medical Office Space High and Increasing

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Vacancy rate for medical office buildings 9.5 percent in third quarter of 2015; lowest since 2007
The top four issues that will be promoted in state legislation in 2016 were discussed at the 2016 American Medical Association (AMA) State Legislative Strategy Conference

AMA Highlights Top Four Issues to Promote in State Legislation

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Issues include physician-led team-based care, improving patient health, reducing rx drug overdose
Alternative payment models have been and are being developed that can allow physicians to offer new and improved services to their patients

Alternative Payment Models Can Help Improve Patient Care

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Seven models described that address three physician needs, including ability to deliver high-value service
A small number of physicians account for a considerable proportion of all paid malpractice claims

~1% of Physicians Account for One-Third of Malpractice Claims

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A few doctors account for disproportionately large number of paid malpractice claims
For patients with spasmodic senile entropion

Botulinum Toxin Successfully Treats Senile Entropion

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Entropion resolved at seven days after injection of botulinum toxin into orbicularis oculi muscle
Varicella zoster virus vaccination has been linked to corneal inflammation

Varicella Zoster Vaccine Linked to Corneal Inflammation

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Important for physicians to know when giving vaccine to individuals with history of keratitis
Given the current political climate and issues of bipartisan concern

Possibility for Health Care Legislation Changes in 2016

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Bipartisan issues could be on agenda, including elimination of proposed tax on medical devices