Ophthalmology practice agrees to pay more than $2.9 million to settle kickback allegations
March 24th 2023The U.S. Attorney' Office Eastern District of Texas reported Kleiman Evangelista Eye Centers has agreed to pay $2,902,505 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it offered and paid kickbacks to optometrists. In a statement, the practice said it settled the the civil action to avoid a protracted legal battle and remains committed to optimizing patient outcomes while continuing to work with its patients’ valued optometrists when patients choose to have their care co-managed.
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MedPAC: Physician payments should be linked to inflation-based index
March 16th 2023To support congressional action, 135 health organizations – including the American Academy of Ophthalmology – sent a letter to congressional leaders pointing out that a full inflation-based update is the primary solution to the ongoing problem with the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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Trends in corneal treatment include cutting-edge advancements
March 15th 2023Kamran M. Riaz, MD, a clinical associate professor and director of Medical Student Research at the Dean A. McGee Institute at the University of Oklahoma, recently discussed with Ophthalmology Times some of the latest trends in cornea treatment.
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Researchers uncover therapeutic target to aid in glaucoma treatment
March 13th 2023The researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine found neurons use mitochondria for a steady source of energy, and restoring mitochondrial homeostasis in the diseased neurons can protect the optic nerve cells from being damaged.
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Horizon Therapeutics presented data at the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (NANOS) Annual Meeting, being held through March 16 in Orlando, Florida, summarizing real-world experience of people living with TED and DON who were treated with teprotumumab-trbw between January 2020 and September 2022.
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According to the U.S. District Court, during the jury trial before U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, the United States proved that the defendants the Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc., which does business as Precision Lens, and its owner Paul Ehlen paid kickbacks to ophthalmic surgeons to induce their use of Defendants’ products in cataract surgeries reimbursed by Medicare.
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