ROB Archives

April 30, 2014

New This Week

Building a Medically Driven Practice

Lori Landrio, OD, of Merrick, NY, has built a medically driven practice by using the latest diagnostic equipment and maintaining strong referral networks to specialist ophthalmologists. An OCT scan is a vital presentation tool when explaining to a patient why they need to see a specialist. Purchasing an OCT is costly, but a smart usage strategy makes it work financially.
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Software Solutions/EHR

Three Uses of EHR: Data Reporting, ICD-10 Transition & ACO Participation


By Bryan Rogoff, OD, MBA, CPHM
Use your EHR system to meet the critical goals of health care reform: data reporting, transitioning to ICD-10, and equipping your practice to participate in accountable care organizations. >>READ MORE>>

Finances

Top Metric to Track: Revenue Per Complete Exam

By Thomas F. Steiner

This is the first in a series of articles on leading metrics that should be tracked by all independent OD practices. These are keys to influencing the financial performance and general success of a practice.
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Practice Management

Starting Cold: Calculate & Manage Expenses to Reach Profitability

img1By Chad Fleming, OD, FAAO
Starting a new practice cold may be more costly than you think. Here is how to break down the financials to project when you reach profitability.

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ROB Fast Fact

How Many Practices Create a Frames Database?

img1Many practices still haven’t decided to invest in a frames database, according to findings from The Vision Council’s 2013 Eye Care Professional Report. About half of respondents said they possessed a frames database at their practice. Around 57 percent of practices that dispense more than 10 jobs per day said they have a frames database at their practice. On the other hand, 43 percent of practices that dispense less than six jobs per day have a frames database at their location.

Click HERE to read more from Review of Optometric Business professional editors Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, on the value of adding an automated frame inventory database to your practice.

In Brief

Essilor Launches Varilux National Consumer Campaign

Essilor of America is introducing consumers to the benefits of progressive lenses and the technology behind Varilux progressive lenses through the launch of a national advertising campaign.
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Vision Source Partners with CoxHealth

img1Vision Source announced that its Southwest Missouri independent clinicians are joining forces with CoxHealth, a five-hospital health system to provide vision and eyecare services to their patients.

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