New This Week
Three Profit Boosters for Your Optical
Laurie L. Sorrenson, OD, FAAO; Evan Kestenbaum, MBA; and Gary Gerber, OD, share proven strategies to increase profits in sales of ophthalmic lenses, frames and contact lenses. >>READ MORE>>
Staff Management
Train Front Desk Staff to be Friendly & Efficient
By Mary E. Boname, OD, MS, FAAO
Your front desk staff shapes the impression patients have of your practice. Train staff to be positive, set patient expectations and run an efficient operation. >>READ MORE>>
Finance
Leverage Your Business Skills with a Second Venture
By Maria Higgins, OD
Independent ODs acquire a host of business skills. Apply them in a second business where you can hit the ground running.
>>READ MORE>>
Managed Care
Convert Now to ICD-10 Coding
Five Steps to Readiness
By ROB Editors
The compliance date for ICD-10 coding is 50 days away. Here are five essential steps to ICD-10 readiness. >>READ MORE>>
ROB Fast Fact
How Does Your Salary Compare to Your Peers
Employed ODs still have the more profitable career track, findings from Jobson Optical Research’s 2015 ECP Compensation Study suggest. The average compensation reported for employed ODs was $107,712. The average total compensation of optometrists who are owner/partners for 2014 was reported as $143,317. The compensation for this group would include any salary they may have assigned themselves.
Click HERE to read more from Review of Optometric Business professional editors Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, on how your salary compares to that of your peers, and how to choose the most profitable career path.
In Brief
National Health Care Spending: Increasing Modestly, But Faster than Expected
The trend line for health care spending is on the rise in the U.S., according to a recent report published in the online journal Health Affairs. >>READ MORE>>
CLX System Now Fully Integrated with Ophthalmic Distributors
The CLX System, a contact lens ordering, management and patient marketing system, is now fully integrated with ophthalmic distributor OOGP, providing OOGP customers the opportunity to order contact lenses, manage returns and capture reorders in a simple, web-based system. <<READ MORE>>
Challenge –> Solution
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Practice Challenge…
How do I turn medical eyecare into a practice-builder?Medical eyecare is an essential part of most optometric practices today. Three contributors share how they’ve made this sector of their practice even more successful.
…Practice Solution
- Sell Medical Eyecare Supplies In-Office, Increase Compliance
- Scribes: Give Patients Your Full Attention & Improve Work Flow
- Send a Positive Message About Eye Health
Recent Articles of Note
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Getting There: Planning a Successful Optometric Career
By Robert Schultz -
Be Positive, and Always Thank Your Patient
An Optometric Minute video with Eric M. White, OD -
Capture Rate Booster: Train Staff to Fill Patient Prescriptions
By Stuart J. Thomas, OD, and Ellen Byrum-Goad, LDO