HAC Reduction Program Penalty Kicks in for FY2015
Concerns relating to program include overlap between two measures used to calculate HAC score
Globe Injury Reported While Wearing Protective Eye Goggles
Case report describes motocross rider who suffered globe rupture despite wearing protective goggles
In-Person Staff Meetings Are Valuable for Health Care Teams
Tips include having frequent meetings which last 20 to 30 minutes and follow an agenda
CDC: Younger Adults With Diabetes Lag in Seeking Eye Care
For those aged 18 to 39 years, only 38.2 percent had an eye exam within the past 12 months
Many Hospitals Being Penalized for 30-Day Readmissions
Hospitals lobbying Medicare and Congress to account for patient sociodemographic factors
Body Levels of Trace Metals Linked to Odds of Glaucoma
Negative association for blood manganese levels, positive association for mercury levels
Bacterial Biofilms Identified in Ocular Prosthesis
SEM imaging identified small colonies of rod-shaped bacilli adherent to surface of prosthesis
Case Report Highlights Dangers of Eyeball Tattooing
Inadvertent ocular penetration, intraocular pigment injection lead to inflammation, retinal detachment
July 2015 Briefing – Ophthalmology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for July 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
Review: mHealth Text Messages Promote Medication Adherence
Nine of 13 articles show improvement in adherence rates with mobile health text messages
