MOA
News Center
 Welcome
to the MOA News Center. In carrying out our mission of improving
the quality and availability of eye and vision care, the News Center
serves members, consumers, and media users. The Center includes
news on current MOA events, archives of past press
releases and news, member-access to MOA Eyewitness, and
media coverage of MOA.
Latest
Headlines
2009
November
2009
AOA
Secures 4th ‘Red Flags’ Rule Delay, Corrective Legislation
Advancing
MOA
Celebrates Successful Annual Meeting!
MOA
Presents 2009 Awards
August
2009
Consumers:
Register for a Free Pair of Safety Glasses
Attention
Members: Click here to download the Healthy Eyes Healthy People
project flyer.
Anne
Arundel County Optometric Society Hosts Successful 3rd Annual Sunset
Cruise
July 2009
FTC
Announces Expanded Business Education Campaign on 'Red Flags' Rule
2009
AOA Congressional Advocacy Report
April
2009
FTC
Grants Delay of Enforcement of Red Flags Rule
March
2009
Wilmer
Eye Institute and MOA Celebrate a Successful CE Event!
February
2009
Anne
Arundel County Optometric Society Hosts Successful Event in Annapolis
January
2009
Help
Spread the Word of MOA in the Community
The
MOA consumer Web site's mission is to enlighten Maryland residents
on what we as optometrists do in the local community. In order to
accomplish this we need YOUR help! If you have recently been a part
of a program or event in your local community, MOA wants to know
all about it. Please send information on the event and photos to
Erika Williams at erikawilliams@assnhqtrs.com
and help spread the word of MOA in the Maryland community.
MOA
Members Make the News!
MOA
board member Rob Stutman, O.D. and MOA's Legislative Director Megan
Mason were featured on the cover of the January issue of the AOA
News (the newsletter for the AOA). Their picture (see right) was
featured with the following caption: "Robert Stutman, O.D.,
legislative chair of the Maryland Optometric Association (MOA),
briefed Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a special adviser to U.S.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and member of the powerful Ways and Means
Committee, on AOA-backed legislation before Congress and optometry's
proposal for patient access safe-guards to be a key element of health
care reform in 2009. Also pictured are Megan Mason of the MOA and
Jon Hymes of the AOA Washington Office." Thanks
to Rob and Megan for representing the MOA well!
2008
November
2008
MOA
Celebrates Another Successful Convention!
MOA
Presents 2008 Awards
October
2008
Allergan
Sponsors CE Meeting in Annapolis
Law
Passed to Protect MD Public School Children
Are
You a New Member? MOA Has Valuable Information Just for You!
August
2008
AOA
Offering Promotional Materials for School Year
June
2008
HHS
Announces 12 Demonstration Sites For Electronic Health Record Incentives
January
2008
Important NPI Updates from the AOA - January 2008
Contact Lens
Alert
Any
cases or complaints of unlawful selling and dispensing of contact
lenses should be referred to the Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene, Division of Drug Control, 4201 Patterson Avenue,
Baltimore, MD 21215. The Division of Drug Control will investigate
and take necessary steps to resolve the matter including providing
a notice of violation to the establishment of noncompliance.
2007
September
2007
AOA,
VSP Campaign to Prevent Computer Vision Syndrome as School Begins
AOA
Offering Promotional Materials for School Year
December
2007
MOA
Celebrates Army/Navy Weekend with a Successful 2007 Convention!
October
2007
MOA
Urges Halloween Consumers Not to Buy Decorative Contact Lenses Without
a Prescription
September
2007
Optometry Goes 3 for 3 Before Congress Adjourns
All of Optometry was heard loud and clear
in Washington, DC as U.S. senators, congressmen and other Federal
officials considered a range of issues important to ODs and their
patients prior to the final adjournment over the weekend of the
109th Congress. Here’s an update from the AOA Washington Office
team:
July 2007
AOA
Update: PQRI Eligibility - Error in EOB Remark and Adjustment Codes
June
2007
AOA
News:
Revised PQRI Educational Outreach Effective June 1, 2007
Important
Information Concerning Medicare Reimbursement Procedures
May 2007
A
‘Wynn’ for Optometry
April
2007
ODs
Ballot for Board of Examiners
February
2007
Take
the AOA InfantSEE Quiz
Dr.
Boles Lecture
Presentation Posted Online
January
2007
MOA Wins Membership Award
The MOA recently won an award from the AOA for Best Net Membership
Increase from January 2001 - December 2006 in the midsized associations
category! Congratulations to all who have helped to achieve this!
NPI:
Get It. Share It. Use It. Will
you be ready to use your NPI?
Clinical
Alert From the AOA Contact Lens & Cornea Section
MOA
Helps Promote the AOA's Healthy Eyes Healthy People (HEHP) Program
Device
Product Recall
New Law
Affects Your Paychecks
A
new law that went into effect in Maryland on January 1, 2007 could
cost you money if you are not careful.
The law prohibits
the printing of an employees Social Security Number on an employee's
paycheck, an attachment to a paycheck, direct deposit notice or
notice of credit to a debit card or card account. Violations
are considered a misdemeanor with a fine up to $1,000.
MOA reminds
you to make sure that your accounting (payroll) department is aware
of and complying with the law.
2006
November
2006
2006
MOA Convention A Huge Success!
January
2006
Important
Information Regarding Misuse of Drug Enforcement Administration
(DEA) Registration Numbers
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