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With the Fourth of July approaching

Ophthalmologists Warn About Eye Injury Risk With Fireworks

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American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends wearing protective eyewear, keeping safe distance

June 2018 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for June 2018. This roundup includes the latest...
For high-risk patients

Intensive Management Program Benefits High-Risk Patients

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Access to intensive management program results in more outpatient care with no increase in total costs
The American Medical Association is calling on medical schools and residency programs to incorporate electronic health record training into their curricula.

AMA Calls for Electronic Health Record Training

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Association says medical students, residents should undergo training with evaluative feedback
Providers can take practical steps to improve practice efficiency and increase insurance reimbursement

Practice Management Can Improve Efficiency

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Suggestions include doing a financial analysis, using scribes, renegotiating insurance contracts
Health care communication technology is a determinant of patient satisfaction in younger patients

Health Care Technology Impacts Younger Patient Satisfaction

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Younger health care consumers are dissatisfied with technology capability of health care organizations
For individuals without neurodegenerative disease

Thinner Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Tied to Worse Cognitive Function

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Those in 2 thinnest quintiles of RNFL thickness have higher likelihood of cognitive decline in follow-up
The American Medical Association recently adopted new ethical guidelines on medical tourism to help physicians understand their responsibilities when interacting with patients who seek or have received medical care outside the United States.

AMA Adopts Ethical Guidance on Medical Tourism

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Guidelines include helping patients understand risks and benefits, responding compassionately
Patients with Down syndrome have steeper and thinner corneas and more corneal aberrations than patients without Down syndrome

Corneal Abnormalities Seen With Down Syndrome

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More than 70 percent of patients in Down syndrome group had traits compatible with keratoconus
At the annual meeting of the American Medical Association

AMA: Docs Declare Drug Shortages Public Health Emergency

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AMA calls for greater manufacturer transparency in order to prepare for disasters, mitigate shortages