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  • You’ve Been Yelped: What You Should Know about Responding to Negative Online Reviews

    The online review sites Healthgrades, Yelp, and Vitals have become a popular way for patients to research and choose an ophthalmologist. Like it or not, these (and other review) sites have virtually taken the place of the telephone book as the primary vehicle for people finding you. They also can pose a serious public relations risk […]

  • EyeNet Magazine Feb 2012: Getting Started With Social Media

    The February 2012 edition of EyeNet Magazine includes Twitterdom and Beyond: How to Get Started With Social Media, an article discussing the process of creating online marketing “buzz” for your ophthalmic practice. Among those interviewed was OMIC Committee Member Dr. Andrew Doan. See your February 2012 EyeNet Magazine, pgs 73-74. Getting Started With Social Media For […]

  • Ophthalmology: What to Expect from Generation Z

    An interesting new article appearing in the December issue of Review of Ophthalmology highlights what to expect from the next generation of ophthalmologists. Leaders within the specialty, including OMIC Board members Tamara Fountain, MD and Susan Day MD, discuss the current generation (known as the “Net Gen” or Generation “Z”) of applicants to ophthalmology residency […]

  • RAC Audit. Cyber/eMD Breach. Who Ya Gonna Call?

    The Obama Administration continues to focus energy on fighting fraud & abuse within healthcare under the “Campaign to Cut Waste” established nearly three years ago. By some estimates, the government has recovered $7 in fraudulent payments for every $1 spent on the program so far.  The Department of Justice recovered over $2.8 billion in healthcare […]



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