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Sunday, April 27, 2014
ASCRS News Today
2014 eyePAC Reception
S
et against the backdrop
of the world-famous
collection of medieval,
Renaissance, Asian, and
impressionist art at the
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum,
this year's 2014 eyePAC Reception
following the ASCRS•ASOA Govern-
ment Relations Session, which
featured Sen. Rand Paul, MD
(R-KY), was a success with many
attendees and funds raised.
"eyePAC is the entry of advo-
cacy" for ophthalmologists who
want to help with government-re-
lated issues, said Brock K. Bakewell,
MD, Tucson, chairman of the Gov-
ernment Relations Committee for
ASCRS, at the event. "The eyePAC
Reception is one of our major
fundraising events of the year."
He said that the event was a
great success, bringing ASCRS•ASOA
attendees together in the exquisite
by Erin L. Boyle EyeWorld Editor
Get the latest legislative
and regulatory news
affecting ophthalmology
O
phthalmologists are facing a host of governmental and regulatory
challenges right now. Tomorrow's "2014 Legislative and
Regulatory Update" will help bring you up to speed on those
challenges—and how they affect your practice. You won't want to
miss this information-packed session.
ASCRS Government Relations Director Nancey McCann will review
the latest news on the sustainable growth rate, the Independent Payment
Advisory Board, accountable care organizations, changes to the Physician
Quality Reporting System, and electronic health records/meaningful use.
There will also be time for a discussion with attendees.
The "2014 Legislative and Regulatory Update" will take place tomorrow
from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. in room 150 of the Boston Convention & Exhibition
Center.
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where the eyePAC Reception took place,
is designed to evoke a 15th-century Venetian palace.