This comprehensive competency provides you with the tools and resources to help you manage an efficient and financially sound practice.

 Annual Meeting

The AAOE Program of the 2008 Joint Meeting is now available with more than 40 hours of programming dedicated to Business Operations & Finance.  Member registration opens June 25, but plan your program now!

 News

The Boomers are Coming! The Boomers are Coming! Preparing Your Practice for the Onslaught Read three White Papers by the Task Force on Efficient Practice Models.

Social Security hits first wave of boomers read story as published in USA Today

AMA/AAO Physician Practice Survey FAQ's

As published in Physician’s Practice:

• Operations: Learning from the Best
• You Earned It, Now Collect It

Proportion of Physicians in Solo/Two-Physician Practices Drops according to a study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change 

Should your practice offer evening appointments? Read story as published in Medical Economics

 Resources

Example of letter and supporting documentation successfully used to challenge a health plan rating (PDF 104K)

Download selected 2007 Annual Meeting courses. Listen to the course audio while following along with the speaker’s slides and download handouts in pdf format. Courses allow CME credit and are from one to two hours in duration.

Available Business Operations & Finance courses:

• The Practice Report Card: Management Challenges During Times of Growing Accountability
• Medical & Surgical Retina Coding: Angiography to Vitrectomy & Every Case in Between
• Anatomy of a Partnership Deal 
• What Your Accountant Hasn’t Told You About Your Financial Statements
• Physician’s Guide to Practice Management: What Every Ophthalmologist Should Know
• Advance Planning: Wealth Preservation and Asset Protection for Physicians

All downloads are FREE to AAOE members.  Have your membership number ready. View all free downloadable courses.

SimplifEye™ Ophthalmic Purchasing Program! Member's only purchasing program features a special ophthalmic formulary.

Eye M.D. Practice Builder Resources to inform your patients, community and the media about eye health and safety.

Implement a Quality Patient Education Program Access a detailed list of trusted patient education materials

 AAOE Library

Executive Update Archive February 2003 - Current Issue

Article Archive

The Boomers Are Coming! Prepare to Provide Their Care EyeNet May 2007

Restrictive Covenants: Does Your Noncompete Clause Have Claws?

Traditional Performance Indicators