EyeWorld Daily News • The official ASCRS•ASOA Boston Show Daily
April 29, 2014
by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer
Ms. McCann delivers legislative
and regulatory update
N
ancey K. McCann, direc-
tor of government rela-
tions for ASCRS•ASOA,
Fairfax, Va., gave a leg-
islative and regulatory
update on topics including Medicare
physician payment reform and the
SGR, quality improvement programs
such as the Physician Quality
Reporting System (PQRS), EHR,
and the value-based payment
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by Ellen Stodola EyeWorld Staff Writer
Innovator's Lecture highlights
improved accuracy for IOL selection
T
his year's ASCRS Innovators
Session featured enlighten-
ing presentations and the
2014
Charles D. Kelman
Innovator's Lecture.
Moderated by Edward J. Holland,
MD, Cincinnati, the session
discussed topics like presbyopia
reversal, the role of corneal
crosslinking in the management
of infectious keratitis, developments
in excimer laser custom ablation,
therapeutics in glaucoma through
drug delivery, and the next genera-
tion of therapeutic modalities for
corneal endothelial dysfunction.
Sunil Shah, MD, Birmingham,
U.K., Farhad Hafezi, MD, Geneva,
Switzerland, Paolo Vinciguerra,
MD, Milan, Italy, Gary Novack,
PhD, San Francisco, and Shigeru
Kinoshita,
MD, PhD, Kyoto, Japan,
presented on these topics.
Dr. Hafezi spoke about the role
of crosslinking in the management
of infectious keratitis. Most will
be familiar with the indication of
crosslinking for ectasia but might
be wondering about using it for
infectious keratitis, he said.
Crosslinking is not a technique,
it's a physiological principle that can
be modified for various purposes.
When looking at infectious keratitis
on a global level, he said that in
developed countries, you usually
see it in contact lens wearers.
system, and ambulatory surgery cen-
ter payment and quality initiatives.
There is a new paradigm in
healthcare delivery and payment.
"The government is looking at a
team-based approach with primary
care leading the team," Ms. McCann
said, noting that that is a bipartisan
approach. There is also a focus on
transparency and payment based on
quality, outcomes, and efficiencies.
Ms. McCann urges attendees to voice their concerns to legislators.
Dr. Hill gives the 2014 Charles D. Kelman Innovator's Lecture.
