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21 EW SHOW DAILY What's Next in PQRS, and Mean- ingful Use Audits. The audience will have a chance to ask questions at the end of each segment. The final 15 minutes of the sym- posium will include a presentation by McKinley Advisors discussing the results from the ASOA 2015 EHR Satisfaction Survey. Speakers will include Brett Chambers, director of strategic initiatives, MedNetwoRx; Patricia M. Morris, MBA, COE, practice man- agement consultant and meaningful use advisor; Scott W. Peterson, The Eye Center of Central PA; E. Ann Rose, president of Rose & Associates Healthcare Consultants; and Caroline Bronaugh, consultant at McKinley Advisors. Candace S. Simerson, COE, will moderate the session. The symposium will be held today from 3:00–4:30 p.m. in room 6D of the San Diego Convention Center. The symposium is sponsored by the ASCRS Health Information Technology (HIT) Committee. EW T here's a lot of news to cover in health information tech- nology (HIT) these days, and that's why today's 2015 HIT symposium is a can't- miss session. "HIT Symposium: Are You Prepared for What's Coming?" will focus on a host of topics related to the future of the current Medicare/ Medicaid quality reporting programs and the implementation of ICD-10. Now that the incentive payments for quality programs have been eliminated and practices are facing a reduction of almost 10% for not successfully participating, it is more important than ever that both prac- titioners and administrators have a good understanding of these initia- tives. In addition, all practices must ensure they are able to successfully transition to ICD-10 on October 1, 2015. The symposium discussion will be set up to provide an overview of a different topic every 15 minutes. These topics will include: Tips on Patient Portal EHR Measures, Data Security, Planning for ICD-10, HIT symposium to focus on ICD-10, EHR, and more JCRS symposium to focus on surgical precision by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer C ome to the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS) sympo- sium this afternoon for a head-to-head discussion of hot topics like astigmatism correction, endophthalmitis, and femtosecond lenticule extraction. "Controversies in Ophthalmic Surgery: Head-to-Head" will present perspectives from around the globe on these hot topics. William J. Dupps Jr. MD, PhD, Cleveland, and Nick Mamalis, MD, Salt Lake City, will moderate the symposium. Drs. Dupps and Mamalis are editors of JCRS. The JCRS symposium takes place today from 1:00–2:30 p.m. in room 10 of the San Diego Convention Center. The symposium schedule will include: 1:00 p.m. Endophthalmitis vs. the Rest of the World David F. Chang, MD Peter J. Barry, MD 1:20 p.m. Discussion 1:30 p.m. Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction vs. LASIK Steven E. Wilson, MD Jodhbir S. Mehta, MD 1:50 p.m. Discussion 2:00 p.m. Astigmatism Correction: Femtosecond Laser or Blade? Elizabeth Yeu, MD Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD 2:30 p.m. Discussion

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