by Smitha Gopal | Dec 4, 2020 | Practice Pearls
How eye doctors can better capitalize on the growing interest in laser vision correction The wake of the seismic changes we’ve seen in 2020 has caused ripple effects in nearly every industry. In ophthalmology, there’s been an uptick in laser vision correction, which...
by Smitha Gopal | Oct 2, 2020 | Practice Pearls, Relating to Your Patients
Strategies for combating the ‘infodemic’ of COVID-19 misinformation Recent polls show that public trust in U.S. health experts is declining. This comes at a critical time, since dozens of vaccine candidates are currently in clinical trials, with an effective vaccine...
by Smitha Gopal | Jul 24, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends
Why some practices are reporting higher revenues in 2020 The impact of COVID-19 on doctors’ income has been significant. According to the most recent Medscape Physician Compensation Report, practices saw an average 55 percent decrease in revenue and a 60 percent drop...
by Smitha Gopal | Jun 12, 2020 | Practice Pearls
The subtler ways racism impacts health—and why that’s everyone’s problem to solve Structural racism persists in America throughout our social, economic and political systems. It is deeply rooted in our history, culture, institutions, policies, practices and norms....
by Smitha Gopal | May 1, 2020 | Practice Pearls
How lessons learned from past health outbreaks can help doctors now Tara Kirk Sell, Ph.D., M.A., is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns...
