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WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye, Candace S. Simerson, COE, CMPE, CAHCM, discusses the deep impact the Affordable Care Act has had within ophthalmology practices.

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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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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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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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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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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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