Emily Hutchins

Optometrist | Minnesotan | Trying my best

[Emily Hutchins @emilllynn]

@LisaBluder thank you, thank you, thank you for what you do for women.

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

Emily I’m sorrrrrrrry

[ProPublica @propublica]

Doctors at a major US insurance company deny tens of thousands of claims a month without even looking at patients’ files.

“We literally click & submit,” a former Cigna doctor told @ProPublica & @Capitol_Forum. “It takes all of 10 seconds to do 50 at a time.”

The inside story 🧵

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

I throw my arms up in the air sometimes…Saying ayeoh, I’m a saguaro. 🌵

📸: @SaguaroNPS

[American Academy of Optometry @aaopt]

The Academy is pleased to support International Women’s Day.
#EmbraceEquity #InternationalWomensDay #AAOptometry #optometry

[Review of Optometry @revoptom]

Anxiety Disorders Linked to Visual Disabilities
This psychiatric consequence was found especially in the elderly facing declining ocular health.
One-line worse VA was assoc. with risk of incident hospitalized anxiety, anxiety disorder + anxiety scores.
https://t.co/pnrBubNkTD

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

If you come across a bear, never push a slower friend down…even if you feel the friendship has run its course.⁣⁣

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

Ed sheeran gotta release an album called PEMDAS

[Emily Hutchins @emilllynn]

You know what’s annoying? Waking up early to meditate, move your body, and drink water actually does improve mental health. Lame.

[Lauren Weber @LaurenWeberHP]

Private equity groups are scooping up eye care physician practices nationwide as money-making opportunities grow as the U.S. population ages.

And as billions pour into the space, costs are going up.

My latest for @KHNews @FortuneMagazine
https://t.co/j6teLMrckY

[Nathan Radcliffe @n8radcliffe]

Likely a glaucoma patient. The thing that @Aetna and others don’t understand is that on the surface of the eye, each molecule is tolerated differently by each person. All glaucoma meds need to be accessible - or people go blind. It’s not like statins, BBs or ACE-I meds.

[Emily Hutchins @emilllynn]

Imagine if the money used fighting this pitiful battle could be used to better patient’s care.

[Fluorescene Group @EyeInfo]

Lawmakers in Florida have proposed to ban the term "doctor" for certain allied health practitioners. Optometry is specifically named in the bill while dentists, chiropractors and podiatrists have been excluded. These efforts are su…https://t.co/oeS6LB1s9d https://t.co/InzIJWVkYY

[Emily Hutchins @emilllynn]

It’s a wild Saturday night!

[Modern Optometry @ModOptometry]

Since 1971, there have been significant advances in scope for #optometrists across the country. There have been 17 #optometric scope expansions in the past 5 years and three in the past year alone, with 10 states now having laser privileges. https://t.co/z9HomgjL6l

[Emily Hutchins @emilllynn]

Yep.

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

When private equity acquires a medical practice, they usually include wording in the contract preventing employees from disparaging the PE firm, so you can’t believe anything a doctor owned by PE says about PE.

[American Academy of Ophthalmology @aao_ophth]

Did you know that 4 US states and 90% of all US counties are reported to have no #pediatric ophthalmologists? Read Dr. Jennifer Galvin's review of these findings. https://t.co/fmv6pbcVSs

[AOAConnect @AOAConnect]

‘Eyeconomist’ data shows optometry’s market opportunities ‘never better’ with rapidly increasing demand for medical eye care services underscoring the profession’s role in primary eye health and vision care. Learn more: https://t.co/2U7SF29cI5

[MPR Weather @MPRweather]

Here we go, Minnesota.
An epic "historic" and "extreme" Presidents' Week Blizzard is about to unleash its fury starting Tuesday afternoon.
15" to 25" is quite possible with the storm by Thursday night in much of southern Minnesota.
An update. #mnwx
https://t.co/rofpiAR5n2

[Emily Hutchins @emilllynn]

Timely and convenient access to eye care (particularly in rural America) is becoming more difficult. Scope expansion for optometrists could be the key to preserving vision for many individuals. It’s time to start considering what’s best for patients.. not pocketbooks.

[Esther Wei-Yun Landhuis @elandhuis]

And with an aging population needing eye care that's increasingly technology-heavy, scope debates will probably continue for years to come.

Maybe that's not so surprising. It feels sort of anti-climactic to have that be the grand conclusion of a huge reporting effort. 8/