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From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s physicians and health care executives.On December 7, 2016, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published new safe harbor regulations, one of which provided safe harbor protection in connection with the provision of local transportation services. Although the terms are somewhat restrictive, the final regulation provides more flexibility than reflected by the criteria set out in the proposed regulation published on October 3, (Read more...)

This year has seen some major FDA approvals in the world of dry eye disease and other cornea ailments, which were reflected in the most-read stories on the topic.Here are the top five cornea/external disease stories of 2016 on Healio.com:

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Patients interested in stem cell therapy for ophthalmic issues should take precautions to find clinics that are licensed, are associated with an academic center, have a history of running clinical trials and do not require patients to pay out of pocket…

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I wish I could provide an intelligent response to this question. My office manager has been busily educating herself regarding the requirements and (hopefully) getting prepared to implement the required procedural infrastructure. That being said, my level of involvement in the process remains at this superficial level, at least for now. Hopefully, my confidence in my administrative staff to “get it right” will be well founded, or we will be in for a bit of a rude awakening.

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A sustained-release dexamethasone device implanted during pars plana vitrectomy may be effective in pre-emptively reducing macular edema in patients with various underlying ocular diseases at risk for inflammation.Researchers retrospectively reviewed t…

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In October, the CMS released the final rule to implement the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, effectively ending the SGR formula and introducing a new payment adjustment path for ophthalmologists who serve Medicare patients.The Med…

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