by Smitha Gopal | Jan 31, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Are you promoting the benefits to your patients and community? Most eye surgeries are now performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) rather than hospitals, a major shift that has occurred over the course of a decade. According to a study...
by Smitha Gopal | Jan 3, 2020 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement
How to improve the waiting experience for all patients You may not give your waiting room much thought, but your patients certainly do. Not only that, but they’re sharing their opinions with the world on social media. Really! A quick Twitter search for “doctors...
by Smitha Gopal | Dec 6, 2019 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
3 factors to focus on with your patients The bad news is that most doctors will face a malpractice lawsuit at some point in their careers. A 2011 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that an estimated 75 percent of physicians in low-risk...
by Smitha Gopal | Nov 15, 2019 | Patient Engagement
Patient perceptions and expectations are changing Of course it comes as no surprise that the results of a survey published in the journal Clinical Ophthalmology of 1,000 potential and previous cataract-surgery patients concluded that “the ophthalmologist plays an...
by Smitha Gopal | Oct 4, 2019 | Emerging Technology & Trends
How collaboration between O.D.s and M.D.s can improve patient care and boost success for both Historically, the subject of ophthalmologists co-managing patient care with optometrists has been controversial. However, co-management has become more accepted and...
