Archive for the ‘Emerging Trends and Issues’ Category
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
There is need to “forecast” the future of the profession given the dynamics in the eye care marketplace, rapidly changing demographics of the profession, high graduate debt and continued expansion of the scope of practice so that the schools and colleges can adjust their curricula accordingly to adequately prepare the ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
There will be a decrease in dependency upon large campus-based facilities for the clinical training of optometric students. Driven by economic considerations and the need for greater diversity of clinical experiences, community-based training sites will replace the need for large single-purpose and costly campus-based clinics.
It will be imperative that ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Incentive-based compensation plans that integrate student and resident training will become an essential component of optometric education and provide the means to enhance faculty income and improve the ability to recruit and retain highly qualified clinicians.
Patient-centered and efficient health care will replace the current educational or training environment in ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
There will be a convergence of clinical services provided and community health care needs as expressed in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Vision Objectives.
Growth in the volume of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries will increase significantly.
Optometry will eventually become a full participant in the federal programs Graduate ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Quality assurance, risk management, compliance and accreditation of clinical facilities will become increasingly important.
There will be more proactive risk management and patient safety initiatives.
Quality of care assessment and peer review using published clinical practice guidelines as the benchmark will become the standard of assessment.
There will be more ...
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Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Optometry colleges’ clinical programs will be reorganized into separate legal entities with their own governing boards and administrations. Creating a legal entity will provide for separation of risk - giving a degree of protection for College assets from risks associated with the provision of health care. For further information please ...
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