All co-management Articles

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  Build Co-Management Relationships to Serve Your Patients’ Total Needs

  Here's how to build the co-management relationships you need.

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  Build Business Opportunities with Networking

  Make the connections you need to build your practice.

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  Premium IOLs: Tips for Increasing Patient Satisfaction & Revenues

  Let patients know the value of premium IOLs.

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  Build Relationships to Profit with Co-Management

  By Gina M. Wesley, OD, MS, FAAONov. 2, 2016Under health care reform, ODs are part of a patient’s wellness team. Build relationships...

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  The Optometric Minute

  Growth Opportunity: Communicate with Other Medical Professionals

  Sept. 28, 2016: Ted McElroy, OD, believes that ODs can play an integral part of healthcare today by proactively communicating patient information...

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  How to Expand Services with an In-House Cataract Surgeon

  The advantages and ROI of adding a cataract surgeon to your staff.

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  How to Build Consult Relationships with MDs

  By Mary E. Boname, OD, FAAOJan. 6, 2015Build relationships with local MDs to facilitate an easy consult process. Done right, you will...

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  Practice-Building Opportunity: Cataract Co-Management

  By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDMay 13, 2015Cataract co-management should be an important part of your practice, statistics...

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  OD-MD Practice: Make it a Career Pathway

  By Suzanne LaKamp, OD, FAAOFebruary 25, 2015An MD-OD practice provides a steady stream of patients—and interesting challenges. Consider this model when starting...

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  Co-Management: Three Common Scenarios to Legally Protect Your Practice

  By Pamela Miller, OD, FAAO, JD, FNAPFebruary 4, 2015: Protect yourself legally when co-managing medical eyecare conditions, cataract surgery & LASIK.   

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  Choosing Co-Managing Surgeons: Select Well and Continually Monitor

  By Charles Aldridge, ODThe surgeons to whom you refer patients must be chosen well, and their outcomes must be monitored over time....

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  OD-MD Partnership: The Co-Owned Practice Must Benefit Both

  By David I. Geffen, OD, FAAOA practice partnership between optometrists and eye surgeons can be a beneficial endeavor for both MD and...

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  Cataract Co-Management: Make It a Practice-Builder

  By David I. Geffen, OD, FAAOCo-managing cataract patients with pre- and post-operative care is a practice-builder. Tap into this revenue stream and...

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  The Optometric Minute

  Building the Co-Management Relationship

  Lori Landrio, OD, and Eric Donnenfeld, MD, FAAO, define the co-management relationship as one that is focused on delivering the best possible...

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  OD-MD Expense Sharing: Cost-Saver, Practice-Builder

  By Crystal Brimer, ODSharing office space and expenses with an MD can be a practice-builder and a financial boon to an OD.   

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  Post-LASIK Education: Let Patients Know They Still Need You

  By Yoongie Min, ODProviding ongoing care for post-LASIK patients keeps them in your practice and ensures that they receive the services and...

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  Retain Boomers by Providing Pre- and Post-Op Cataract Care

  By Jeanmarie Davis, ODMore Boomers are having cataract surgery--and opting for premium multifocal IOLs. Providing pre- and post-op cataract care can yield co-management...