Progressive Clinic Will Offer Assessments for Diabetic Retinopathy, a
Leading Cause of Blindness
WAKE FOREST, N.C., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Healthcare, a Wake Forest, NC company specializing in retinal risk assessment for diabetics, announced today that MacGregor Medical Center of San Antonio, Texas has selected the Retasure solution to provide retinal imaging risk assessment.
MacGregor Medical Center is a ten physician primary care practice offering a broad spectrum of primary care services, including preventative care, physicals and immunizations. The Center also provides special services for diabetic and hypertensive patients. The MacGregor physicians are committed to providing quality healthcare to improve patients' quality of life. To advance their quality care efforts, the MacGregor physicians are implementing advanced technology tools, including electronic medical records and electronic prescription transmission.
"MacGregor physicians are known in their community to consider their patients' welfare first," said Scott Sanner, Senior Vice President, North American Operations of Digital Healthcare. "We are pleased that they understand the value of using the Retasure solution to provide patients greater access to eye assessments to fight against diabetic retinopathy and blindness."
"Retinal scanning by the Retasure system will allow us to provide more comprehensive services to our many diabetic patients in one visit," said Dennis Oliver, MD. "It will be especially valuable for those patients too busy in their everyday lives to get that needed eye exam or those who can little afford an extra co-pay for a specialist."
The FDA-approved Retasure program provides a simple, affordable, and
non-invasive solution that allows physicians to capture their patients'
retinal images during a three to five minute procedure. Images are
transmitted over a secure, HIPPA compliant network to an accredited r
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