A session at AAO 2026 explained how Medicare, Medicare Advantage and commercial coverage policies differ in ophthalmology, and how practices can document and code to stay compliant
|Videos|September 29, 2022
- MHE September 2022
- Volume 32
- Issue 9
Cost Transparency Can Improve Value-Based Care, Says Oren J Mechanic of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Author(s)Peter Wehrwein, Briana Contreras
Mechanic, director of telehealth and medical director at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is one of 10 winners in this year's Emerging Industry Leaders series.
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Oren J Mechanic, M.D., MBA, M.P.H., director of telehealth and medical director at Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is one of the 10 up-and-coming healthcare leaders featured in the annual Managed Healthcare Executive feature. In this video he talks about the career achievement that he is most proud of, what he would change in U.S. healthcare and how he avoids burnout.
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