May 16, 2020
Sponsored by Sight Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

Please note the date change for the CME webinar titled "Reopening: What You Need to Know Basics". This will be on June 3, 2020 instead of May 27, 2020. Registration for both webinars is complimentary and open to both members and non-members.



Please check the   AAO  and   MedChi   websites for the most current COVID-19 information. For archived versions of these updates visit the   MSEPS  website. We appreciate our sponsor Sight Sciences. Please visit their website here.

Stay healthy,
Renee Bovelle, MD
MSEPS President
May 14, 2020

Dear MedChi Members and Maryland Physicians:

Here's what we want to share with you today:

UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS




THE LATEST NEWS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES

  • Governor Larry Hogan has announced that Maryland's stay-at-home order will be lifted as of tomorrow, Friday, May 15 at 5pm. Not every jurisdiction will follow suit, however; the Governor is offering flexibility for harder-hit regions to extend their stay-at-home orders beyond Friday.
  • Baltimore City and Baltimore County jointly announced their intention to continue stay-at-home orders.
  • Carroll County voted today to lift the order on Friday in accordance with the Governor's timeline.
  • Frederick County is still evaluating options.
  • Montgomery County plans to continue its stay-at-home order.
  • Prince George's County extended its stay-at-home order to June 1.

  • As health care facilities and physician practice taking their first steps toward resuming non-emergent care, we hope you'll find this Reopening Toolkit to be useful.





We are your advocate and your resource, and we're here for anything you need . Please don't hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for all that you do as physicians, healers, and heroes.

Gene Ransom
MedChi CEO
May 13, 2020

Dear MedChi Members and Maryland Physicians:

Here's what we want to share with you today:

UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS


  • CMS will hold their Office Hours Call on Thursday, May 14 at 5:00 pm. Online access is encouraged, or you can call 833-614-0820 and enter access passcode 5688374.

THE LATEST NEWS, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES





We are your advocate and your resource, and we're here for anything you need . Please don't hesitate to reach out.

Thank you for all that you do as physicians, healers, and heroes.

Gene Ransom
MedChi CEO
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Virtual Events

May 19, 2020 8PM EST
Reopening your practice for routine eye care involves numerous behind-the-scenes adaptations to ensure the safety and peace-of-mind of your patients, your staff, and yourself. With representation from industry-leading manufacturers, join us for an informational panel discussion to learn about cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of your instruments and exam lanes. Every instrument has different requirements--we'll cover what to look for in manufacturers' instructions for use, red flags to be aware of to avoid damaging your instruments, different types of disinfecting agents, and more. Learn about sanitization of your exam lanes and instruments, myths and facts on the various types of tonometers, and what disposables and accessories are available to practice more safely. 

Corcoran Consulting Webinars

May 19th 9:30 am PST
The COVID–19 crisis has brought a lot of uncertainty to our doorstep. Telemedicine offers an opportunity to aid patients, while adhering to social distancing practices to keep everyone safe. This webinar will guide you through the administrative aspects of telemedicine, including the following:
  • Traditional telemedicine and its stumbling blocks
  • New CMS waivers for HIPAA, coverage, audits, and billing
  • Coding, claims submission, and reimbursement rates
  • Representative cases illustrating real-world telemedicine administrative processes


May 21st - 9:30 am PST
Misused or missing modifiers can cost your practice time and money. This webinar demystifies some of the most frequently misused modifiers—25, 59, and 24—for ophthalmologists and optometrists. With plenty of examples to clear up any ambiguity, the program instructs physicians and billers in how to correctly use these modifiers and explains how to put them to their best use.


June 3, 2020 6:30 PM
Covid 19 has caused a tumultuous disruption to our eye care system. We may never return to the same milieu as we were in January 2020. Dr. Robin will discuss the surveyed trends of patient’s attitudes towards health care providers in addition to their beliefs regarding their return to medical care. He will offer suggestions on how to now broach patients, how to prioritize patient care, how to best organize one’s return to work and how to best disinfect the office and equipment. He will supply important resources.



June 11, 2020 7pm
An analysis and interpretation of optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging is critical for the diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation of treatment response in retinal disease. This lecture will review the fundamentals of OCT interpretation and highlight the characteristic OCT features of common diseases. Basic OCT angiography interpretation will also be reviewed. Participants can earn 1 CME Credit.

Disclaimer: MSEPS does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites or events, and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer.  
Telehealth Resources

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