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• Academy Offers New Chart Auditing Service: Learn more about it and the coverage you already have for audits as an OMIC policyholder
  

  With the increasing frequency of payer audits, it’s only a matter of time before you’re audited by a federal or commercial payer. Make sure your records are in the best shape possible: have the Academy’s coding experts conduct a thorough audit of your chart documentation before payers do. Learn more about the Academy’s new medical […]

• FDA Recall Alert: Hospira Announces Voluntary Recall of One Lot of 0.5 Percent Marcaine, Bupivacaine HCl Injection, USP, Due to Visible Particulates
  

  From ASCRS Bulletin 6/18/2014: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted providers that Hospira, Inc. is conducting a nationwide recall of one lot of 0.5% Marcaine, Bupivacaine HCl Injection, USP, 30ml, single-dose vial, preservative-free to the user level due to a confirmed customer report of particulate embedded in the glass vial, as well as visible […]

• Bobby Jindal Signs Bill Authorizing Optometrists to Perform Eye Surgery
  

  The author of this article is Emily Lane, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law a bill to allow optometrists perform certain eye surgeries that were previously limited to ophthalmologists. Supporters of the bill, which Jindal’s office announced Thursday (June 5) had been signed into law, say the move expands access […]

• AMO/Abbott Recall Alert: Responding to the Recent Voluntary Recall Notice Regarding Incorrectly Labeled IOLs
  

  OMIC policyholders have called to report receipt of a voluntary recall notice from Abbott Medical Optics (AMO), stating that some Silicone Tecnis IOLs may have been labeled with the incorrect diopter power. The letter states that “implanted IOLs with appropriate post-op refractive outcomes are not affected by this recall.” OMIC spoke with a representative at […]