Eye care is not immune to the changing landscape of health care. During the past 18 months, many different models of health care have taken shape. Foremost is the modification of electronic health records and how we use them as a means of exchanging health care information. Optometry must convert to the use of electronic health records and have an available portal that provides the optometric industry access to uplink health care information. This is key to dealing with the insurers, the basis for the patient-centered medical home care model, and will dictate who is a real player in the delivery of primary care.
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