In preparation for Optometry’s Meeting 2013, the American Optometric Association commissioned Jobson Medical Information to review the current status of optometry in the delivery of eyecare to the American public, using all available information resources including AOA’s extensive surveys. The analysis encompasses ODs working in all practice settings, including independent practices, corporate affiliated offices, other medical offices and institutions. It considers current trends among eyecare providers and assesses future conditions that will shape optometry’s role in vision care.
The analysis is divided into six sections:
• OUTPUT Optometry’s current annual production – the output of products and services that quantifies ODs’ market position.
• SUPPLY The supply of eyecare providers that currently exists and will evolve over the next decade.
• DEMAND A forecast of patient demand for eyecare over the next decade for each major revenue category.
• GOVERNMENT Anticipated changes in government regulation that will affect ODs’ scope of practice.
• PAYERS Changes anticipated in reimbursements to ODs by third-party payers, as a result of federal health care legislation.
• TECHNOLOGY How new diagnostic and information technology is reshaping daily operations in OD practices.
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