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Guide to Telehealth-Based Care
This guide is intended to assist doctors of optometry who may need to quickly expand the provision of telehealth-based care during the current COVID-19 public health emergency.
Telemedicine & Health Information Technology
The AOA's Health Policy Institute (HPI) is the source on issues regarding telemedicine and health information technology.
AOA Health Policy Institute
The AOA Health Policy Institute (HPI) is the thought leader in public policy research and analysis focused on eye health and vision care.
Contact Lens Fitting and Training During COVID-19
COVID-19 considerations on contact lens inseration and removal training.
Deadline extended: Submit comments on AOA policy statement on telemedicine in optometry
Open comment period extended for AOA Policy Statement on Telemedicine in Optometry. The policy statement is a standard-setting resource for healthcare providers, payers, policymakers and industry.
North Dakota secures telemedicine provisions, ignites grassroots advocacy
Pivotal new law establishes crucial safeguards and accountability for optometric telemedicine services but revitalizes grassroots engagement and strengthens the future of care in North Dakota along the way.
AOA Policy Statement on Telemedicine in Optometry revised
Updated policy statement reflects evolving technology and physician perspectives.
Keeping the 'medicine' in telemedicine
COVID-19 accelerated telemedicine’s years-long sprawl in healthcare, and now experts ponder whether telemedicine’s emergency expansion can be rolled back—or if it’s solidified its place in the new normal. This raises the question: Where’s the line between technology as a tool for patient care and corporate profit?
Leading the charge: AOA recommends care standard for telemedicine use amid rapid change
AOA Board of Trustees adopts recommendations from its Telehealth Council, which received input from leaders in eye health and vision care, technology, artificial and augmented intelligence and telemedicine platforms.
Managing expectations: Telemedicine’s next step
Out of the pandemic’s disruption came a new level of comfort with technology, redefining our routines. From shopping and entertainment to healthcare, Americans’ expectations are changing—and industries are adapting. Telemedicine is at a pivotal moment. So how do providers meet patients’ expectations with sound, quality care?
