Monday kicks off Hawaiian Eye clinical content for general ophthalmologists, retina

KOLOA, Hawaii – Monday’s Comprehensive Ophthalmology program will focus on Cataract/IOL Advances in Techniques and Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes. Retina will focus on Retinal Imaging and New Retinal Technologies. It is “Reimbursement Day” for the Administrator Program. The Nurse and Allied Health Program will focus on cataract and refractive topics.

Physicians should prepare for intended – and unintended consequences – of Sunshine Act

KOLOA, Hawaii — There are intended consequences of health care reform, but there will likely be unintended consequences as well, a speaker said here. The intended and “noble” consequences of health care reform are to provide health insurance coverage for those who do not have coverage, to increase access to health care and to control costs, Alan E. Reider, JD, MPH, of Arnold and Porter, said at the Hawaiian Eye meeting. The unintended consequences may be the elimination or reduction of health insurance coverage for those who currently have it, (Read more...)