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Nearly 10% Medicare pay cuts loom without Congress’ action
Congressional action is needed to stave off a trio of pay cuts totaling almost 10% of Medicare physicians’ reimbursement. Here’s how you can help.
Is your website in compliance with the ADA?
Website accessibility is still trying to catch up with the Americans with Disabilities Act, first passed 30 years ago. As the courts or Congress work it out, learn how doctors of optometry might navigate the indecision.
How to identify signs of abuse
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Do you know the federal and state requirements for reporting suspected abuse among your patients?
Medicare expansion: The long road to here and now
Current debate on Medicare benefits expansion offers a moment to look back on similar points in time when federal action intersected the profession—and how the AOA advocated for you.
AOA's ’31 in 31’ campaign spotlights bad actors in contact lens market
The annual campaign directs scrutiny on retailers skirting contact lens market protections. Help support the AOA’s contact lens advocacy by reporting such illegal sales or adverse events.
How team learning improves doctor, staff coordination
The AOA 2021 Virtual Learning Livecast, Oct. 1-2, offers over a dozen courses specifically geared toward integrated, doctor-paraoptometric education. But registration closes Monday, Sept. 27.
Do we have a failure to communicate?
Effective patient education is the cornerstone to better-informed decision-making skills and better health outcomes, but when was the last time you evaluated your own communication skills?
Pandemic savings strategies
COVID-19 has taught us that planning ahead may be more critical now than ever. During periods of uncertainty, it’s important to keep a long-term perspective.
As COVID-19 looms, educators prepare for a new academic year
The public health emergency continues to cast its shadow on a new school year, but it’s far from the only thing on educators’ minds. How are optometric faculty and staff preparing for the year ahead?
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