By Mary Kane, Executive Editor
Sunday, April 14, 2024 1:57 AM
NEW YORK—John Whyte, MD, MPH,
WebMD’s chief medical officer and one of the most influential voices in the health sector, discussed how patients are learning to trust chatbots, how doctors are integrating generative AI into their practices, the need for transparency and other practical aspects of AI implementation. During a session titled, “How AI Is Reshaping the Future of Health Care,” Dr. Whyte said, “AI is a work in progress, and we have just started to scratch the surface of how we can use AI to improve health care and vision care outcomes.”
By Mary Kane, Executive Editor
Sunday, April 14, 2024 1:52 AM
NEW YORK—Six optometry students, each representing a different school of optometry, were recipients of this year’s Student Innovator of the Year Award. Named after Rick Bay, former publisher and president of Jobson’s Review of Optometry and Review of Ophthalmology, the Foundation’s Student Innovator of the Year award aims to support optometry’s next generation.
By Mary Kane, Executive Editor and Andrew Karp, Lens & Tech Editor
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 2:59 PM
In an informative keynote presentation, global retail expert Deborah Weinswig, CEO and founder of Coresight Research, offered a detailed look at how the cross-currents of retail and technology are shaping the customer experience, and what that means for retailers, suppliers and health care companies.
By Mary Kane, Executive Editor
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 2:53 PM
In an afternoon session, titled Empowering Millions of Health Conscious Consumers, the top doctor at WebMD, the widely recognized health care information company, guided attendees on how to drive today’s health care conversation. It seems WebMD, the leading health and wellness site, knows a thing or two about today’s health conscious consumer, according to John Whyte, MD, MPH, and chief medical officer for WebMD.
By MARY KANE: EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Monday, December 14, 2009 12:38 AM
These days, it seems like everyone has an opinion and I’m not just talking about the
VM editors whose faces and words appear on this page every month.
By Mary Kane: Executive Editor
Monday, September 21, 2009 1:25 AM
Twittering. Texting. Tag, you’re it! It seems that within the past year, the technology of communicating with one another has reached a dizzying level of intensity.
By Mary Kane: Executive Editor
Monday, July 20, 2009 2:03 AM
In our seventh annual special report, we tell the success stories of women in optical as they continue to take on leadership roles in companies via R&D, design, marketing, sales and educational institutions.
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By Mary Kane: Executive Editor
Monday, June 15, 2009 1:05 AM
Six months into 2009 seems as good a time as any to look back at the year before trying to catch a glimpse of what’s ahead, but one thing is certain: uncertainty will continue to prevail.