bullet Executive Update Archive 2003 -2008 

Core Competency (CC):
BF
: Business Operations & Finance
CR: Compliance and Risk Management
HR: Human Resources
IT: Information Technology
MB: Marketing and Business Development
PG: Professional Growth

2008 CC  Topic
May 2008 BF Ophthalmology Practice Benchmarking Survey Results Based Upon 2006 Data
April 2008 PG Preparation is the Key to Overcoming Stage Fright
March 2008 BF/IT Web-Based Meetings and Training
February 2008 BF Meeting the High Expectations of Today's Patient
January 2008 MB Maximizing Patient Referrals
2007 CC Topic
December 2007 IT Selection and Implementation of an EMR: A Case Study
November 2007 BF How "Stark" Affects Ophthalmology Practices
October 2007 IT Implementing Electronic Medical Records in Our ASC
September 2007 BF Designing Effective Ophthalmic Medical Space
August 2007 BF Operational Asessments: An Integral Part of Practice Management
July 2007 BF  Record Retention and Destruction
June 2007 BF  Increase Your Staff's Productivity
April/May 2007 MB  Branding on a Budget
March 2007 HR  Defend Your Firing Decision with the Department of Labor
February 2007 BF Ophthalmology Practice Benchmarks
December 2006/January 2007 HR Helping New Employees Succeed
2006  CC Topic 
November 2006 BF How Much Do You Know?  Questions You May Encounter in Your Ophthalmology Practice
October 2006 HR The Corrosive Influence of The Problem Employee – Recognizing The Symptoms Before it Becomes a Systemic Disease
September 2006 BF  Fundamentals of Frame Inventory Control
August 2006 BF  Common Mistakes in Partnerships 
July 2006 MB Using the Local Media to Promote Your Practice
June 2006 BF Ophthalmic Practice Financial Policy
May 2006 BF Administrators: Create Your Doctor’s Succession Exit Strategy
April 2006 HR Building a Team
March 2006 PG The Administrator's (on the job) Education
February 2006 BF Raise Revenue and Cut Costs
January 2006 HR The Exit Interview
2005 cCC Topic 
December 2005 BF How Office Design Impacts Practice Revenue
November 2005 IT Implementing Online Security Standards in Your Practice
October 2005 HR Developing Your Employee Handbook: Protective Shield or Legal Minefield
September 2005 BF/MB Acquiring Practices: Buying Strangers, Friends and Enemies Part 2 – Structuring the Purchase
August 2005 BF/MB Acquiring Practices: Buying Strangers, Friends and Enemies Part 1 – Purchasing a Competitor
July 2005 BF Collecting Unpaid Charges: What a Practice Can and Can't Do
June 2005 PG So, What Did You Expect?
May 2005 MB How Your Optical Shop Benefits Your Patients and the Practice
April 2005 BF Practice Management Consultants – Who Needs Them?
March 2005 IT No File Left Behind: Practical Tips on Electronic Records Management
February 2005 BF Surveying Your Patients: A Critical Aspect to Winning Patients and Keeping Them for Life
January 2005 CR Your Practice Web Site and HIPAA Compliance—What You Need To Know
2004 cCC Topicc
December 2004 BF Accounting Statements for Ophthalmology Practice
November 2004 BF/MB Calculating “Return on Investment”
October 2004 BF/MB Contracting & Managing your Relationships with 3rd Party Payers
September 2004 HR New Wage and Hour Regulations Go Into Effect
August 2004 IT Electronic Medical Records! Is This an Idea Whose Time Has Come?
July 2004 BF Managing Your Accounts Receivable 
June 2004 HR/MB Can You Teach My Opticians How to Sell?
May 2004 BF Finding Solutions to Your Most Persistent Management Problems 
April 2004 MB Introduction to Benchmarking
March 2004 CR The Explosion of the Use of the False Claims Act in Health Care
February 2004 BF/MB Tools for Increasing Physician Referrals
January 2004 BF Update On Ophthalmology Overhead 2004
2003 cCC Topicc
December 2003 HR Running an Effective Meeting in Your Practice - Part 2
November 2003 HR Running an Effective Meeting in Your Practice - Part 1
October 2003 BF The 5 Steps of Supervision
September 2003 MB 10 Marketing Tips for Your Practice
August 2003 BF Practical Cost-Control Tips
July 2003 HR/IT Training: The (Often) Missing Link 
June 2003 BF Planning and Budgeting - Part 2
May 2003 BF Planning and Budgeting - Part 1
April 2003 CR/BF Ergonomics in the Ophthalmologist's Office
March 2003 HR/BF Performance Plans
February 2003 HR Job Description Know-How


 

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