Technology

In an effort to assess and address the vision-related effects of the increased use of technology in learning environments, the American Optometric Association (AOA) has conducted a survey and released a report.

In an effort to assist ophthalmologists in the market for an electronic health record (EHR) system as well as the vendors who make such systems, the Medical Information Technology Committee (MITC) of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has developed a list of features that ophthalmology practices need from EHR systems to deliver quality patient care, enhance physician-to-physician communication, and meet the ?meaningful use? standards required by health care reform policies.

The Premier Healthcare Alliance, which includes more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and more than 75,000 other health care sites, has recognized an electronic documentation system (Connex, Welch Allyn) as one of 18 top medical device innovations introduced in 2010.

Four eye-care professionals will receive federal stimulus payments after attesting to meaningful use of the certified version of a proprietary electronic health record (EHR) system (OfficeMate/ExamWriter v10, Eyefinity).

The mandatory implementation of electronic health records looms in 2014 for health-care professionals and hospital providers.

Kowa Optimed and EMRlogic Systems Inc. have integrated an e-prescribing solution (DrFirst Rcopia) into proprietary electronic medical record (EMR) management software (activEHR).

The 2010 joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology was to convene in Chicago from Oct. 16 to 19.

The author has always thought that advanced machines could not replace humans - until recently.

Has the time come for a widespread adoption of telemedicine screening for retinopathy of prematurity?

Has the time come for a widespread adoption of telemedicine screening for retinopathy of prematurity?

Advances in technology have changed the way we do business greatly.

Nanotechnology is the newest and perhaps most exciting and futuristic application in ophthalmology.

With the advent of intravitreal agents that block the negative effects of vascular endothelial growth factor among patients with age-related macular degeneration, ophthalmologists have begun to seek a higher level of performance from their diagnostic equipment.

The medical records service, Google Health, lets users enter information such as medications taken, procedures undergone and lab tests.

When Joseph J. Sokol, MD, decided to break out on his own about a year ago, one of his first major decisions was choosing an electronic medical record company.