Arvind Saini MD

Arvind Saini MD, MBA

Dr. Arvind Saini specializes is a comprehensive ophthalmologist and cornea specialist. He was inspired to be an ophthalmologist by his grandmother, who underwent cataract surgery and a corneal transplant when he was a child. Growing up, he was also influenced by an ophthalmologist in his community who established an international charitable hospital, something he aspires to do.

Dr. Saini graduated with high honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a triple major, earning numerous research and scholastic awards. He received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA, with an emphasis on healthcare management, from the Wharton School of Business. He completed his ophthalmology residency at Loma Linda University, where he was a chief resident. He then completed his fellowship in cornea, external disease, and refractive surgery at Wills Eye Hospital.

Dr. Saini is an assistant professor at Loma Linda University and has authored articles is ophthalmology. In addition to clinical medicine, he has a natural interest in management and organizational development. He was an ophthalmology medical director for a regional IPA and was the president of a multispecialty medical group. Most recently, after working in multiple private practice settings, he founded Integrity Eye, which is a private practice in Southern California. He has also remained active with the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). He was selected to the Leadership Development Program of the AAO and has served on the technology committee of the AAO. He currently serves on the AAO Young Ophthalmologist committee, Product Advisory committee of the Communications Secretariat, and board of directors of the American Academy of Ophthalmic Executives (AAOE). He also is on the board of directors of the San Diego Eye Bank and vice president of the San Diego Ophthalmologic Society. In the past he was on the board of the Wisconsin Academy of Ophthalmology, and currently is on the board of the California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons.

Dr. Saini feels privileged to be an ophthalmologist and to help people see. He feels a responsibility in honestly educating his patients and is grateful for his mentors and teachers who believed in him. In his free time, he enjoys playing tennis, golf, gardening, and spending time with his family.

R. Michael Siatkowski MD

R. Michael Siatkowski, MD

R. Michael Siatkowski, MD is Chief Executive Officer of the Dean McGee Eye Institute, and the Edward L. Gaylord Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He is also a David Ross Boyd Professor and Residency Program Director.  Dr. Siatkowski is a former president of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, as well as the Program Directors’ Council of the AUPO.  He is a recipient of the Life Achievement Honor Award and three Secretariat Awards from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, an Emeritus Director of the American Board of Ophthalmology, and former Vice Chair of the Residency Review Committee for Ophthalmology.  Dr. Siatkowski was inducted into the American Ophthalmological Society in 2011.  His hobbies include playing classical piano, traveling, and reading history and biographies.   He and his wife Rhea Siatkowski, MD, also an ophthalmologist, have three children.

Mark A. Rolain MD

Mark A. Rolain MD

Mark A. Rolain, M.D. is a board certified ophthalmologist with extensive training and experience in LASIK, PRK and Refractive Lensectomy. Dr. Rolain also provides comprehensive eye care for cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic eye disease.

Before entering private practice in 1998, Dr. Rolain was the Division Head of Eye Care Services at the Henry Ford Lakeside Medical Center. Having received his BA in chemistry from Kalamazoo College and completed studies at the University of Strasbourg in France, Dr. Rolain received his medical degree from Wayne State University. He spent two years at the University of Minnesota in the Internal Medicine Department. He then went on to complete a residency in Ophthalmology at Henry Ford Hospital. After completing his training, he became Chief Ophthalmology Resident at Henry Ford. Dr. Rolain has been a contributing investigator on several articles that have been published in medical journals and presented at scientific meetings.

Dr. Rolain is Chief of Ophthalmology at Troy Beaumont Hospital and the Director of Refractive Surgery within Beaumont Eye Institute at Royal Oak. He is an award winning Clinical Instructor in the Beaumont Hospital Ophthalmology Residency program at which he also serves as co-director of the Anterior Segment Surgical Conference. Additionally, he is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Dr. Rolain is on staff at both Clarkston Surgery Center and Waterford Surgical Center.

April 2021 Bulletin: Terminating Care for Financial Reasons

April 6, 2021
Dear OMIC Insureds:

Hindsight is 20/20. What did we learn from 2020? We know that some patients delayed care because of the fear of contracting COVID-19. We also know that the pandemic caused financial stress that impacted both medical practices and their patients. Now, patients with high-deductible medical plans are once again facing their deductible for 2021. High-deductible plans can mean that patients will delay paying their medical bills, or delay or avoid medical care all together.

We’re often asked about the risks of terminating care for financial reasons. OMIC recommends the following:

·         Ensure that acute conditions are stabilized, or that another ophthalmologist has agreed to take over care.

·         Send the patient the 30-day notice warning of termination if payment is not received.

·         Send the letter certified, and by regular mail as well, in case the patient is not home or refuses to sign for the certified letter.

Patients who delay medical care present a different set of risks. Our risk management recommendations for terminating the physician-patient relationship provide step-by-step instructions for you and your staff and sample letters to assist in the process.

If you have questions, contact us for confidential risk management advice at riskmanagement@omic.com. Or call us at 1-800-562-6642, enter 4 for Risk Management.

Sincerely,

Michelle Pineda, MBA, OMIC Risk Manager

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