• The Top Five Things Your EMR Should Not Do

    The Top Five Things Your EMR Should Not Do

    When deciding to make a major purchase, we approach the seller with a list of items that we must have. For instance, when we make the decision to purchase a home, we have a mental or physical list of things that we want, such as “a master on the main.” Likewise, there is a complimentary list of things that the home should not have, such as noisy neighbors. read more
  • Practice Management: 5 Ways to Make Coding Easier

    Practice Management: 5 Ways to Make Coding Easier

    Let me start by saying that I, myself, have been in desperate search for ways to make coding easier. Efficiently assigning codes to medical procedures and diagnoses to aid in financial reimbursement from insurance and government agencies has become a hot topic. The lack of efficiency in this area is especially evident in the academic setting where physicians may not be paying close attention to which codes offer the best relative value units (RVU’s) and reimbursements, until our annual evaluations tell us we are way behind monetarily despite working like a horse. Our goal is to maximize our potential and drive sustainable growth. In order to do that, we must first understand the system. read more
  • Stories from the ER

    Stories from the ER

    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute emergency is a unique experience for any resident, fellow, or even attending physician to experience. Due to its reputation and location in a densely populated area, there can easily be over a hundred visits every day. Its geographic location enables many patients to come to the ER literally moments after passing immigrations, some of whom have not had access to ophthalmic care for decades. My favorite cases, however, were from local young men who unfortunately had poor judgment. read more
  • Webinar: Why You Need a Slit Lamp Camera

    Webinar: Why You Need a Slit Lamp Camera

    Slit Lamp Imaging: The benefits of photographic documentation and why this technology can be useful for all ophthalmic specialties. read more
  • Practice Management Megatrends: An article based on a talk by John Pinto

    Practice Management Megatrends: An article based on a talk by John Pinto

    John Pinto is president of J. Pinto and Associates, Inc., an ophthalmic management-consulting firm. Mr. Pinto gives talks around the world and is one of the most widely published authors on ophthalmology practice pearls.

    The following article is based on one of John Pinto's talks and will discuss ten years of ophthalmic practice megatrends from 2010 – 2020. Many of the points are verbatim from his talk so that you get the true sense of his thoughts on practice trends. read more