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		<title>Optometry Hall of Fame announces 2012 inductees</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Optometry Hall of Fame, administered by Optometry Cares® —The AOA Foundation, will induct five new members into the elite group of optometrists during a ceremony at Optometry’s Meeting® on Thursday, June 28 at 7 p.m. This year’s inductees include Kevin Alexander, O.D., Ph.D., James A. Boucher, O.D., William “Billy” Cochran, O.D., Frank Fontana, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4045&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Location, location, location: analysis is essential when starting a practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 15:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Chad Fleming, O.D., AOA Practice Advancement Committee I remember the day I started second-grade. It was the day I rode my bike to school for the first time, and it was the day I think my mom cried from when I left until I came home. Starting anything new brings with it many mixed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4042&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is AOACodingToday and why do I need it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 15:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ron Rush, vice president, Sales and Marketing Attention all AOA members! We would like to remind you about the AOA online coding and reimbursement database—AOACodingToday. This is a FREE AOA member benefit. Developed and administered by Physician Reimbursement Systems (PRS), the database is a complete coding and billing tool that will help you determine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4040&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An optometrist’s guide to Sjögren’s syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 14:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert E. Prouty, O.D. Dry eye syndrome is commonly seen in optometric practices. Nearly 10% of the U.S. population has signs or symptoms of dry eye. A wide range of treatment options are available. However, dry eye has varied causes and severities. As a result, it can be difficult to classify after an initial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4037&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EyeLearn™ now offers practice management webinars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 14:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Medicare coding and billing rules, the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), e-prescribing, entry into practice, and the basics of practice marketing are among the topics covered in a new library of 30 practice management webinars posted to EyeLearn™ last month. The new EyeLearn™ practice management materials were compiled in an effort to provide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4035&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AOA EHR courses draw rave reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AOA’s “Navigating Meaningful Use, Quality Reporting, and e-Prescribing with Electronic Health Records (EHRs)” continuing education courses will be offered during at least 28 national or state optometric meetings this year – with more courses still being added to the schedule, according to the AOA Clinical and Practice Advancement Group (CPAG). The courses continue to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4031&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Optometry’s Meeting® full of can’t-miss events</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 13:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By John Coble, O.D., Optometry’s Meeting® Executive Committee chair You simply cannot afford to miss Optometry’s Meeting®! Now more than ever, people are trying to decide what meeting(s) they should attend. We challenge you to decide what meetings you can’t afford to miss. Optometry’s Meeting® is the premier optometric meeting. Why? The AOA is the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4028&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CMS Shared Saving Program launches with 27 ACOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 13:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new program that will help physicians, hospitals, and other health care providers work together to improve care for people with Medicare is off to a strong start, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS). Under the new Medicare Shared Savings Program, 27 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have entered into agreements [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4026&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>International speakers to head to Chicago</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 13:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advancing Optometry Worldwide, the World Council of Optometry’s next conference, is set to bring international speakers and delegates working to improve eye care around the world to Chicago. Delegates will hear from speakers such as Professor Kovin Naidoo, African chair of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and Global Programmes Director of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4024&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>AOA immediate past president calls on vision plans to halt anti-optometry lobbying in DC and state capitals, urges ODs not to be bullied</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 13:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Ellis, O.D., past president of the AOA and Kentucky Optometric Association, called on vision plan executives to immediately halt their anti-optometry lobbying efforts now under way in Washington, D.C., and state capitals around the country and to work with optometric leaders to lock in the profession’s recent legislative and regulatory victories, including the new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=newsfromaoa.org&#038;blog=7939388&#038;post=4022&#038;subd=newsfromaoa&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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