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NOTES From New Orleans: New Consent Documents, Retina Patient Education Videos, Bruce Spivey Fund, and More
A BIG EASY thank you to everyone for a great AAO 2013 meeting in New Orleans. Attendance at the OMIC Exhibit and seminars was the highest in five years and we hope you all enjoyed our events. See below for some notes from the meeting:
New Consent Forms Announced at OMIC Exhibit
OMIC uploaded new patient consent form templates to the web site during the 2013 AAO Annual Meeting. See more in the Consent Forms library or click the links below to go directly to the new forms.
New Consent Form: Permanent Punctal Occlusion Consent Form
Revised Consent Form: Glaucoma Filtering Surgery (Trabeculectomy) and Use of Anti-Metabolites
New Loss Prevention Document: Referral Note for Patient
New Patient Education Videos at AAO Resource Center
Provide a consistent, thorough informed consent process with the aid of the Academy’s new downloadable Retina Informed Consent Video Collection, developed in collaboration with OMIC. This collection includes 21 short videos in English and Spanish, each about five minutes long, on common retinal conditions, the risks and benefits of procedures and treatment options.
Buy Now >> Retina Informed Consent Video Collection
First Annual Bruce E. Spivey, MD Lecture
A highlight of the the Bruce E. Spivey, MD, Fund for Risk Management Studies fund this year was the “Bruce E. Spivey, MD, Lecture in Risk Management and Patient Safety,” an annual lecture at the Academy’s annual meeting co-sponsored by OMIC and Academy Foundation’s H. Dunbar Hoskins Jr., MD, Center for Quality Eye Care. . Susan H. Day, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist in San Francisco, CA, was this year’s guest lecturer. If you would like to donate to this fund, visit the link below.
Coverage for RAC Audits and HIPAA/HITECH and Cyber Breaches and the Benefits Already Included in Your OMIC Policy
OMIC staff conducted several Insurance 101 consultations during the meeting. If you missed them, call us for a 1-on-1 conversation about what regulatory and cyber coverage you already have as an OMIC insured, and what additional coverage may be purchased. Call the sales department at (800) 562-6642, ext. 661 or email rwidi@omic.com to learn about the coverage OMIC has already secured for insureds in the standard malpractice policy. Benefits include coverage for billing errors, including RAC audits, EMTALA, Stark, DEA, licensing proceedings and peer reviews. OMIC insureds are also covered for a wide range of cyber breaches associated with EHR and other electronic media. Opportunity to increase coverage limits through NAS insurance Services.
OMIC Seminars > Save on Your Malpractice Premium!
If you missed the OMIC seminars or events in New Orleans, you can still earn your credit before year end by taking one of our Online or Recorded Courses. Visit the OMIC Calendar for a complete list of upcoming courses for 2014. If you forgot to hand in your attendance form before leaving any event please send the form by mail to Linda Nakamura in Risk Management at 655 Beach St. (c/o OMIC) San Francisco, CA 94109 so that your premium credit is entered for your 2014 renewal premium.
See the list of OMIC Partners page to see if you earned a special 10% credit for attending events during the meeting as an active member of your state, subspecialty, or special interest ophthalmic society.
Patient Education Check-up Week (Dec 1-7)
OMIC and the Academy once again sponsor the initiative to review and update patient education forms and letters. Visit OMIC Consent Forms page and the Academy Patient Education Products page for more information.
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