Business Of Retina

SGR: What Is It, Why Is It Important, and What Does It Mean for Ophthalmology?

An Interview with Michael X. Repka, MD

Health Care Reform: How Are We Doing?

Although by some measures the PPACA has improved the state of US health insurance, other indices show downward trends in efficacy and increases in care.

George A. Williams, MD

Coping with an Inadequate EHR in a Vitreoretinal Practice

Maurice B. Landers III, MD; Harry W. Flynn Jr, MD; Mark W. Johnson, MD; H. Culver Boldt, MD; Jan A. Kylstra, MD; J. Niklas Ulrich, MD; Thomasine Gorry, MD; Thomas S. Hwang, MD; Craig Greven, MD; Allan E. Kreiger, MD; and James T. Handa, MD

Smoothing the Road to Medicare Audits: EHRs, Compliance, and Personnel Vulnerabilities

Maintaining thorough electronic health records may prevent costly audits.

Riva Lee Asbell

Retina in 2015: What to Expect in Government Policy

Nikolas J.S. London, MD; Trexler M. Topping, MD; and John W. Kitchens, MD

Ensuring That Retinal Physicians' Voices are Heard in Government: Advocating for the American Academy of Ophthalmology

The director of congressional affairs at the American Academy of Ophthalmology explains how the organization engages the political sphere.

Rebecca Hyder, MA

Ruminations for The Voting Booth

Ophthalmologists need to research candidates running for office before voting in the 2014 midterm elections.

Jeffrey J. Kimbell and Kenneth L. Hodge

High-Deductible Health Plans: Implications for the Retina Specialist

Retina specialists need to adjust to the growing number of patients enrolled in high-deductible health plans to ensure that their offices run smoothly.

George A. Williams, MD

Adding Context to the CMS Data Release

Exploring the policy, economic, and political considerations of the data release may help doctors better understand why it happened and how it affects them.

William L. Rich III, MD

Can the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Stand Without its Architects?

Four years have passed from the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and some key members of Congress are stepping down in 2014.

Jeffrey J. Kimbell and Kenneth L. Hodge

Understanding and Preparing for Audits: CERT, RAC, and ZPIC

Doctors can better prepare for different audits when they understand the differences between them.

George A. Williams, MD

The ACA's Impact on Ophthalmic Research

Randall J. Olson, MD

Talking to Patients About Health-care Reform

Pennsylvania Avenue Updates

Trexler M. Topping, MD

Public Policy: Shaping Physician Workforce Trends

An impending shortage of specialists must be addressed as the prevalence of age-related diseases increases.

Robert A. Copeland Jr., MD

The Physician Payment Sunshine Act: An Update

What physicians and industry should know about the final rule.

Allison Weber Shuren, MSN, JD

The Election's Health Care Impact

David W. Parke II, MD

The Office of the Inspector General and You

George A. Williams, MD

Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction

This policy affects many codes that are relevant to retinal practices.

Stephen A. Kamenetzky, MD

Reimbursement Reductions for OCT

Trexler M. Topping, MD

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE UPDATES: The Future of US Physician Services

Health care reform will affect the retina specialist's delivery of care.

WILLIAM L. RICH III, MD