The American Board of Ophthalmology has appointed Steven Gedde, MD, as its next CEO. Dr. Gedde is an ophthalmologist and glaucoma expert, serving as the vice chair of education and the John G. Clarkson Chair in Ophthalmology at the Bascom…
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A circuit court in West Virginia ruled that the state’s optometry board exceeded its authority by expanding optometrists’ scope of practice to include certain eyelid surgeries, WV News reported Jan. 13. The West Virginia State Medical Association and the West…
Johnson City (Tenn.) Eye Surgery Center held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its opening, according to a Jan. 15 report from News Channel 11. The new facility was constructed to accommodate increased demand for eye care surgery and services. The Johnson…
Five Florida ophthalmology practices agreed to pay nearly $6 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary transcranial doppler ultrasounds, according to a Jan. 15 news release from the Justice Department. What happened?
Andover (Mass.) Eye Associates experienced a data security incident that impacted about 1,600 patients, according to a Jan. 12 report from The HIPAA Journal. An unauthorized actor gained access to two employee email accounts and certain emails on the accounts…
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Maryland Vision Institute and Busack Eye Center have opened a shared practice in Frederick, Md. The two practices will begin providing care at the facility in January, according to a Jan. 8 news release from Vision Innovation Partners. As part…
Orlando, Fla.-based Ascend Vision Partners entered the Oklahoma market with the acquisition of three practices. according to a Jan. 7 press release. The acquisition includes Oklahoma Retinal Consultants and Sylvester Eye Care & Aesthetics, both in Oklahoma City, and Wise…
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit related to a 2024 data breach, according to a Dec. 26 report from The HIPAA Journal. In October 2024, an unauthorized party accessed VisionPoint’s network,…
Cataract surgery is one of the most common procedures performed in ASCs, and it is also Medicare’s highest-volume operation, according to a Dec. 18 report on Medpage Today. Here are five things to know: 1. Medicare cataract surgery payment has…
Bloomington, Ill.-based VisionPoint Eye Center has notified certain patients that their information may have been affected in a data security incident. The organization experienced an incident in October involving an unauthorized party gaining access to VisionPoint’s network. A forensic investigation…