WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye, Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, discusses the need for ophthalmologists to be aware of autoimmune diseases and how to diagnose and test for them in an ophthalmic practice setting.
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VIDEO: International outreach at core of Hawaiian Eye Foundation’s mission
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye, Darrah Kauhane-Floerke, MS, CPO, director of development and expeditions coordinator for the Hawaiian Eye Foundation, discusses the organization’s outreach and fundraising activities.
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Retina topics most-downloaded papers in Ophthalmology
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Retina topics overwhelmingly topped the list of Ophthalmology articles that generate interest, according to a presentation. George B. Bartley , MD, editor-in-chief of the journal, along with his colleagues on the editorial board, related what they considered to be the year’s most “intriguing” papers from 2015.
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Donna McCune named speaker of the day for Sunday Hawaiian Eye program
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Attendees of Hawaiian Eye chose Donna M. McCune, CCS-P, COE, CPMA, as Sunday’s Speaker of the Day.Sunday’s program included The Changing Ophthalmic Practice Environment, chaired by Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, FNAO, and Candace S. Simerson, COE, CMPE, CAHCM, and The Year’s Most Intriguing Papers from the 2015 Journal, Ophthalmology, chaired by George B. Bartley, MD.
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Physicians should stay the course until new MIPS program takes effect
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Physicians need to “keep running on the treadmill” with regard to existing CMS quality programs, until the new, combined Merit-Based Incentive Payment System begins in 2019, a speaker here said. Under the Medicare Access and CHIP Authorization Act of 2015, PQRS, Meaningful Use and the Value-Based Payment Modifier programs will be merged into the new MIPS program.
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Pathologist defeats all odds, survives deadly blizzard on Mount Everest
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — A pathologist who fought all odds to survive a deadly blizzard on Mount Everest in 1996 shares his story of survival during the keynote lecture at the Hawaiian Eye. In May 1996, Beck Weathers traveled to Mount Everest with a group of climbers who were guided by Rob Hall of Adventure Consultants. On the night of May 10, 1996, a blizzard descended upon the group and forced the climbers to fight for their lives to stay warm in the freezing cold.