Telehealth Optometry

TeleOptometry and telehealth is rapidly coming to the market in many forms. Frank Giammanco from VisionCareProductNews said it best:

“Pushing back against tele-optometry will probably be as effective as trying to keep the ocean from reaching the shore, especially as tele-medicine in general proliferates. Rather than rail against the new concept, the optical industry would be far better served if some brave souls in the community actually took a look at it, participated in it, and even find ways to improve it.”

TELE-OPTOMETRY AND THE FUTURE OF REFRACTION - Vision Care Product News Refraction, once dominated by a century-old technology, is now being altered by new, disruptive options that vary in format and approach. Some use a smartphone and/or an Internet app; others work with practitioners located at other sites. While several of these alternatives seem ill-fated at worst o...

Telehealth delivery of care will continue to expand. Great telehealth for primary care article in Review of Optometric Business. PCPs will increasingly be using telehealth for access to those in rural communities or who otherwise lack access to care. Dr Winston Liaw from University of Houston College of Medicine will admit 30 medical students in the inaugural class of 2020.

Article quotes: "Liaw said examining perceptions and value of telehealth in primary care is essential to the mission of the UH College of Medicine"
"“We hope this is a wake up call for our healthcare system where we will embrace the access benefit of telehealth and balance it with coordinated care,” said Liaw."

https://reviewob.com/why-telehealth-could-contribute-to-fragmentation-of-care/?utm_campaign=Content/%20Highlight&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Content%20Highlight&utm_content=Why%20Telehealth%20Could%20Contribute%20to%20Fragmentation%20of%20Care&utm_term=3.25

Why Telehealth Could Contribute to Fragmentation of Care - Review of Optometric Business

DigitalOptometrics has a growing need in New York for remote optometrists. Work from anywhere, but licensure in NY is required. Cost is $377 + $60 for DPA. Form found on this link and needs to be notarized:http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/optom/opt1.pdf
$500 per day once trained on exam software (2-3 sessions). Email [email protected] with questions. Remote doctors practicing telehealth optometry will be needed in every state soon.

www.op.nysed.gov