Advocacy News

This session provided residents and fellowship trainees an opportunity to network and interact with leaders in ophthalmology and with other trainees around the country with panel discussions covering four major areas: Leadership, Engagement, Advocacy, and Practice Management.

This session examined the positives and negatives of private equity and the impact that it may have on an Academy member’s ability to speak publicly in support of Academy legislative and/or regulatory priorities, as well as potentially inadvertent violations of the Academy’s Code of Ethics.

This session explored potential promises and pitfalls of AI and its impact on ophthalmology.

This session highlighted efforts to address disparities in eye care delivery and ophthalmology’s leading role in identifying novel solutions to these challenges.

This session described how the ophthalmic community is advocating in response to overly restrictive coverage policies and advocating for patient access to sight-saving care.

This session described successful strategies for a streamlined revenue cycle, including how to pivot from a high-level dashboard report to targeted data elements that can prompt actionable steps to avoid revenue cycle catastrophes.

This session harnessed our community's collective energy and dedication towards creating a more sustainable future in ophthalmology.

We’re supporting physician candidates in several congressional races, including two with military service.

On May 1, both the Senate Committee on Finance and House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held hearings in which they demanded answers from the UnitedHealth Group CEO on what caused the Feb. 21 cyberattack and requested clarification on the loan terms for affected practices.

The Federal Trade Commission released a final rule this week that essentially bans using noncompete agreements for wide segments of the U.S. economy, with implications for small to very large ophthalmic practices.