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A Guide to Implementing LLMs in Practice

Retina specialists can use AI to streamline their communication, if they do it carefully. Here’s how.

Fatima Kalabi, MD; Mohammad Hossein Amirhosseini, BSc, MSc, PhD; and Rodrigo Anguita, MBBS, MD, FEBO, FICO

Unlocking Clinical Trial Enrollment with AI Screening

It’s not a patient population problem. It’s a signal-extraction problem.

Sunil Gupta, MD, and Joshua Koo, MS, BS

A Potential Digital Co-Pilot in the Retina OR

AI systems may one day augment traditional surgical workflows to improve efficiency and patient outcomes.

Stanley Poh, MBBS, MMed (Ophth), FRCOphth, FAMS, and Daniel Ting, MD, PhD

Tackling the Documentation Burden

AI can synthesize outside records, draft visit notes, and translate retina jargon, but the physician remains responsible for every word.

Bradley S. Gundlach, MD; Haley S. Garrison, MD, MS; and Prashant D. Tailor, MD

AI Chatbots in the Retina Clinic

Large language models are not coming for your job. But they may redefine what your job looks like.

Fares Antaki, MDCM

What Aviation Can Teach Us About AI

Retina specialists looking to integrate new technology should seek a digital copilot, not autopilot.

Andreas Pollreisz, MD; Ariel Yuhan Ong, MBChB, FRCOphth; and Josef Huemer, MD, FEBO

How to Identify and Stop Revenue Leaks

Take a close look at your current processes to find ways to improve profitability.

Jessica Schroeder, MPH, CPC, OCS, OCSR

The Biggest Financial Decision: Selling a Practice

The sale price gets all the attention. How much wealth you keep depends on something else entirely: whether the experts around you are working from the same playbook.

David Mandell, JD, MBA

Designing a Successful Front Office

Thoughtful planning is essential.

Alan Winig

Real Estate: Invest in the Future of Your Practice

These financial, operational, and strategic considerations can help you make the right decision between renting and owning.

Jefferey T. Brockette, MSHA

The Bright Side of AI

Alan Ruby, MD

Using Data to Catch Problems Early

How operational safety nets can turn practice data into early warnings for workflow and reimbursement issues.

Bill James, MHA, COE

Retina Imaging: How To Avoid Denials and Audit Risks

This article reviews common reasons why retina imaging claims may be denied or audited and documentation best practices to help reduce these risks.

Matthew Baugh, MHA, COT, OCS, OCSR

Verify Then Trust: Using AI in Retina Coding

This framework can help ensure accuracy and consistency when integrating AI into retina coding and billing workflows.

Matthew Baugh, MHA, COT, OCS, OCSR

Life Insurance: Term Versus Permanent

This primer explains the different approaches and when one might work better than the other.

David Mandell, JD, MBA, and Jason O’Dell, MS, CWM

The Economics Of Care

Alan Ruby, MD

Managing Without Copay Assistance Programs

Here's what happened with Good Days, and how you can adjust in your clinic.

Michael M. Lai, MD, PhD

Using E/M and Eye Visit Codes When Surgical Reimbursement Declines

These strategies can help you determine which code to use.

Matthew Baugh, MHA, COT, OCS, OCSR

Prior Authorization Burden for Anti-VEGF Therapies

The prior authorization process can be costly and time-consuming for patients and retina specialists.

Ella Leung, MD; Saira Khanna, MD; Michael M. Lai, MD, PhD; Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, FASRS, FACS; J. Michael Jumper, MD; Jill Blim, MS; and Sabin Dang, MD

Using Data Monitoring to Drive Practice Success

The process involves more than crunching numbers.

Tonya LaRue, MBA