The electronic practice
Jeff Grant What does that phrase mean? What does it conjure up in your mind? I’d like to share with you my vision for the electronic practice. The following is an excerpt from a chapter I wrote for an...
View Article5010 deadline now two months away: Will you be ready?
Jeff Grant Most people have probably heard something about ANSI 5010, but I know that there are still plenty who haven’t or who aren’t clear about what this means to them. Let’s start with the basics...
View ArticleAdditional states launch Medicaid EHR programs
Jeff Grant Many people don’t understand that the Medicaid electronic health records incentive might not be available in their state. Unlike the Medicare program, which is available to all providers...
View ArticleYear-end reminders about Meaningful Use
Jeff Grant With the end of the year approaching, I thought it would be a good idea to remind everyone about some of the important details related to meaningful use (MU) reporting and give you some...
View ArticleEHR incentive and Meaningful Use in 2012
Jeff Grant I hope you’ve already received your first-year EHR incentive payment in 2011, or that you’ve at least completed your 90 days of Meaningful Use in 2011. If you haven’t attested for 2011 yet...
View ArticleThe economic implications of developing your medical office: Part 2
Richard C. Haines Jr. In the previous article on the economic implications of developing your medical office, we focused only on the project costs that constitute a typical development project. The...
View ArticleThe impact of customer service: The telephone
Paul M. Stubenbordt I need to focus on this topic because I, like many of you, recognize that customer service has declined even more during the last few years, especially after the recession hit in...
View ArticleWhich IOL would you use in a patient with keratoconus?
Y. Ralph Chu Case presentation: The patient is a 75-year-old man who presented with gradual painless, progressive, decreased vision that interfered with his ability to read and to see street signs...
View ArticleCataract surgery in highly myopic eyes
Uday Devgan Cataract surgery is arguably the most powerful refractive surgery because the new lens implant can correct just about any degree of hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism and even presbyopia at...
View ArticleNew system offers practical method for treatment of meibomian gland disease
John A. Hovanesian Meibomian gland disease, referred to synonymously as evaporative dry eye, is one of the most common causes of dry eye throughout the world. In fact, it is believed that while...
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