Coding & Reimbursement

Ready or not, ICD-10-CM updates are here

By Suzanne L. Corcoran, COE

Curating the retina surgical tray

“Time inside the eye” is the main criterion when selecting tools.

By Jorge I. Calzada, MD, FACS

Enhancing Practice Performance

Avoid doctor-to-doctor conflicts

By Corinne Z. Wohl, MHSA, COE

How to mold that new associate

Watch the clock for punctuality; look for calluses; it takes more than med school to mold a good doctor.

By Paul S. Koch, MD

IN SO MANY WORDS

Lumenis’ Itay Mayer

Keep your accounts receivable receiving

Here is how to stay solvent in an era of rising copays, co-insurances and deductibles.

By Candy Simerson, COE, CMPE, CAHCM

Ladas IOL formula continues evolving

And increasing in accuracy, as surgeons feed more data into this fusion of sweet spots of other IOL formulae.

By Uday Devgan, MD, FACS, FRCS

Mastering IT matters, Part 3

To keep IT running, focus on post-EMR continuity, compliance and your IT director

By Peter J. Polack, MD, FACS

Quick Hits

By Robert Stoneback, associate editor

Regulations and MD-owned ASCs

How do they stack up against complex laws and a demand for cost control?

By Thomas A. Ciulla, MD, MBA

Running on OCTANe

Entrepreneurs can find an “accelerator” to bring their innovations to market.

By Christine Bahls, executive

SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY & TECHNIQUE

Imaging device maps new terrain

By Robert Stoneback, associate editor

THE ENLIGHTENED OFFICE

Job description: Is it written down?

By Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS

Viewpoint

The surgeon as patient

Visionaries and Educators

When you must shutter your practice

By Guy M. Kezirian, MD, MBA, FACS

Wanted: Staff who know Je; Ojo; Aankh

Those who speak ‘eye’ in Creole, Spanish, Hindi and other tongues are a boon to your practice.

By Karen Blum, Contributing

An Advanced Microscope for the Anterior Segment

Surgeons discuss the enhanced visualization, red reflex, depth of focus, and surgical guidance of the Proveo 8.

Ensuring a Smooth Transition for Your New Subspecialist

Two surgeons describe how they introduced and integrated their subspecialties

By Virginia Pickles, Contributing

Five Questions About Microscope-integrated Intrasurgical OCT

Learn more about the common uses and future promise of this emerging modality.

By Justis P. Ehlers, MD

If you build it …

Medicare’s New ASC Regulations for Ptosis & Blepharoplasty

By RIVA LEE ASBELL

Proveo 8: Advantages in Retina

For posterior segment surgery, Leica’s new microscope platform represents a major step forward.

By Seenu M. Hariprasad, MD

MIGS Category Expands with CyPass

Recently approved suprachoroidal device shown to reduce IOP and medication use

By By Desire

OOSS University: Completing the Value Circle

By KENT JACKSON, PHD, EXECUTIVE

Raindrop Receives FDA Approval

By MARIA C. SCOTT, MD

The ASC Is Still the Place to Be

Is now a good time to get involved?

By By Desire

Tips for Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery

Pearls for smoothly integrating a new laser and quickly achieving profitability

By Jared R. Younger, MD, MPH, and