The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) called for immediate intervention to address concerns with the Routine Cataract Removal with Intraocular Lens (IOL) Implantation episode-based cost measure in a Sept. 26 letter (PDF) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Upon conducting research with its members, the AAO has uncovered discrepancies in the patient-level data files that arise when performing second eye cataract surgery within 31 to 90 days after the initial surgery. These errors pose a potential threat to the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score, potentially leading to a negative payment adjustment in 2024.

While the use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the healthcare industry has skyrocketed over the last decade, there are some who still prefer to continue using purely paper based records in their practices. Most of these holdouts tend to view EHRs negatively, as unreliable, too expensive, or too complicated, and so have chosen to stick with outdated technology, and by doing so, risk stranding themselves on “paper islands.” This article has been updated since its original publish date of March 23, 2015.

Many factors influence a practice's ability to get paid on time. For example, fewer patients are paying their responsibility or even choosing not to have elective treatments. Other uncontrollable influences abound, including inflation, workforce instability, and higher deductibles.

Pssst…want to know a secret? Team Nextech has been singing Will Smith’s hit 1997 song “Miami” non-stop since planning for The Aesthetics Meeting 2023 commenced. Now that that cat is out of the bag, all we have to say is — watch out Miami, Nextech’s bringing the heat.

Looking for better ways to digitally engage with Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z patients? Of course you are — finding new ways to connect with today’s modern patients has never been more important.

Watch out New Orleans, Team Nextech is coming for you and we’re ready to “laissez le bon temps rouler” (let the good times roll, as they say in Cajun French). With just a few days to go until the American Academy of Dermatology’s Annual Meeting, we’re busy putting the finishing touches on what is certain to be our best AAD meeting yet.

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Meet Brandy Eyers. With over 11 years of experience at Nextech, Eyers currently works as a Software Engineer for our Practice Management solution. Software engineers are devoted to designing and developing next-generation software for the Nextech product suite. When asked about her favorite part of working at Nextech, Eyers shared, “My favorite part about working at Nextech is the people. The people I get to work with each day are part of my longevity here. Plus, I have made a handful of good friends and I get to work with really smart people that bring good communication and positive teamwork to the table.”