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Read MoreThe US Healthcare system is the most expensive per capita in the entire world yet the Global Burden of Disease 2015 of study of healthcare ranked Canada 9th and the United States well behind at 28th based on the UN General Assembly's Sustainable Development Goals. As if the cost of the premiums isn't bad enough, patients have to pay up front at the beginning of each year until they reach their deductible...an amount that in other countries could cover the full cost of healthcare for a family for the entire year...
Read MoreYou would think that a developed country like the United would have the best access to medical care in the world. Sadly though it's a failure and getting worse. This from my perspective of having practiced in Canada and the United States. There are fundamental flaws in healthcare here...
Read MoreWhether in private practice or a hospital setting, nobody wants to be throwing money away on ancillary testing devices and staff salaries so we usually try to make sure we use our resources to their fullest. With the cost of equipment such as perimeters to perform visual field testing or Ocular Coherence Tomographers for nerve fibre layer scans in the $25-125K range, and technicians to perform the tests drawing salaries of $20-$40 per hour, you can understand why those making the purchasing and hiring decisions would not want to see any idle time. But, does maximizing utilization of resources lead to an improved patient experience in glaucoma care? You need an abundance of resources to have smooth patient flow which leads to a positive patient experience and improved staff morale.
Read MorePatient presents 2 weeks following cataract surgery with retained lens fragments, iris chafing from subluxed IOL, broken bag, IOP of 51 and has had lens fragments supposedly removed already along with multiple paracenteses to attempt to bring the IOP down (along with being placed on multiple glaucoma meds.) Case is discussed and the surgery I performed is presented.
Read MoreWe are guilty by association when we speak in public. Whether you're a physician, academic, business person, or just somebody trying to get your message heard, you and your message are inseparable from their context. You are associated with event sponsors, academic institutions, Board of directors, your colleagues, and they are all associated with you. We do not speak in a vacuum devoid of our surroundings.
Read MoreI started this site in 2009 to write about Glaucoma, Health IT (EMR, EHR), Technology and to host my podcast series "Talking About Glaucoma." There is a shortcut to this blog to make it easier to find http://iguy.tv/blog.
I am a glaucoma sub-specialized Ophthalmologist and have a full time clinical practice at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic of the Geisel School of Medicine in Hanover, NH. I have a longtime interest in the use of technology to help in medical care as well as in Education. In addition, I was a very early adopter and developer of Electronic Medical Record systems who has lectured internationally on the topic of making the transition to EMRs in daily practice.
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