State of the College Address 2018

Health Care – Key Trends

• Increasing demand for eye care services • Ongoing structural changes in the delivery eye care – Sub-specialization – Telemedicine • Uncertainties and complexities of the health care system – Collaborative Practice – Health care reimbursement system in flux • Disruptive forces in eye care – Telehealth – New technologies • Consumerism in health care – Patient centered experience • Alliances and verticalization in health care – Large hospital-centered systems – Private Equity investment in eye care practices