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Viewpoint: 4 Strategies to Differentiate and Grow Your Practice

MAY 10, 2022 By Jim Flynn in Managing Your Practice, Strategic Planning, Viewpoint, Marketing, Patient Satisfaction, Practice Ownership

Establishing yourself as an expert is one of the most successful marketing strategies for making your business stand out in a crowd. The most effective way that physicians can position their expertise to prospective patients, referring physicians and others is by developing…

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Happy Patient, Happy Practice

MAY 05, 2022 in Patient Satisfaction, Practice Ownership, Practice Operations, Managing Your Practice

Nothing is as frustrating to patients who have received exceptional care in the office as receiving a bill for medical services they thought were covered. Whether it is a billing error or lack of benefit, here are five useful tips to avoid claim denials and keep patients hap…

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Mid-Year Forum 2022: The Ophthalmic Office of the Future

APR 26, 2022

In this session, experts described how to leverage modern ophthalmic clinic design for flow and productivity and shared lessons learned from the pandemic that accelerated the evolution of our treatment practices

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Viewpoint: 8 Tips to Train Yourself and Your Staff for Information Blocking Compliance

APR 19, 2022 By Jessica Peterson, MD, MPH in Patient Satisfaction, Regulatory, Managing Your Practice, Staff Management, EHRs, Viewpoint, Risk Management, Practice Operations, Medical Records

Although federal information blocking regulations went into effect last year, compliance is still an area of confusion for many clinicians and practices. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rules are aimed at ensuring that health care providers or systems make h…

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Engage Your Practice, Patients in Fight Against Aetna Prior Authorization Policy

APR 18, 2022 in Managing Your Practice

Aetna’s policy requiring prior authorization for cataract surgery is bad for eye care patients, who should not face delays or denials. Practices and patients can help challenge this policy by telling state insurance commissioners to provide relief.

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Best of AAOE-Talk: Staffing Shortages

APR 05, 2022 in Lean Management, Practice Operations, Practice Ownership, Managing Your Practice, Best of E-Talk, Staff Management

Staffing shortages continue unabated in ophthalmic practices throughout the nation. AAOE members recently took to AAOE-Talk to share some tips and strategies for consideration.

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Successfully Leading Staff Through Change in Your Practice

MAR 30, 2022 in Practice Operations, Coronavirus, Strategic Planning, Staff Management

Practice leaders are tasked with acquiring the buy-in of all stakeholders involved. Here are four key leadership strategies for managing change in an evolving practice environment.

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Assess Required Skills for Ophthalmic Personnel in an Environment of Staffing Challenges

MAR 30, 2022 in Staff Management, Coronavirus, Practice Operations, Strategic Planning

Our ophthalmic practices are currently being faced with staffing challenges that are requiring improved hiring and cross-training processes. A focused review of these exposures can point you to strategic opportunities. When assessing ophthalmic personnel with this new perspe…

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Success Factors in Selling an Ophthalmology Practice

MAR 03, 2022 By David J. Mandell, JD, MBA in Financial Management, Viewpoint, Strategic Planning, Managing Your Practice, Practice Ownership, Buying, Selling, Merging Practices

You may be considering the option to either sell or merge into larger practices. David Mandell offers four success factors to consider before making such a move.

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Viewpoint: Discover Your Distinction — 3 Reasons to Put Practice Brand Strategy First

FEB 23, 2022 By Jim Flynn in Patient Satisfaction, Managing Your Practice, Practice Ownership, Marketing, Viewpoint, Strategic Planning

Your brand distinction will help you build a marketing and patient engagement process that will fill your patient pipeline and keep your doctors busy doing what they do best.

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Highlights From the New Staff Development and Training Track

DEC 01, 2021 in AAOE Program Highlights, Professional Growth, Managing Your Practice

Takeaways from three technician courses added to the new Staff Development and Training track at AAO 2021.

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Top Tools to Save for Retirement: Qualified and Nonqualified Plans

DEC 01, 2021 By David J. Mandell, JD, MBA in Strategic Planning, Managing Your Practice, Financial Management

Getting to a comfortable retirement is a leading financial goal for most doctors. To reach this goal, ophthalmologists may use several different planning tools throughout their careers. David Mandell shares his insights on two of the most frequently used tools — qualified an…

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Viewpoint: 7 Tips for Getting the Data You Need From Your Old EHR

OCT 25, 2021 By Jessica Peterson, MD, MPH in Medical Records, Viewpoint, Managing Your Practice, EHRs

Transitioning to a new electronic health record (EHR) system can be difficult, not least because it’s often hard to get your data from the EHR you’re leaving. Often, they charge high fees or state that they can only give you your data in PDF form, if at all. Jessica Peterson…

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Submit an Abstract to Present an Instruction Course for the AAOE Program at the Academy Annual Meeting

OCT 18, 2021 in AAOE Program Highlights

Submission for one-hour instruction course abstracts opens annually the second Thursday in December and closes the second Tuesday in January.

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Choosing the Right Financial Adviser for You, Your Family and Your Practice

SEP 27, 2021 By Bob Peelman, CFP^® in Managing Your Practice, Financial Management, Practice Operations

Selecting a financial adviser can be one of the most important decisions a physician will make. Before choosing an adviser, it is important to ask the question: Is an investment adviser worth the fees you pay for their services? Although there are no easy answers for everyon…

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Viewpoint: 5 Tips to Maximize Your Practice Revenue

SEP 23, 2021 By Lindsay N Stratton, MHA, OCS in Practice Operations, Financial Management, Viewpoint, Managing Your Practice

Small steps can add up over time to make a big impact. Check out these five relatively easy steps you can take to boost your bottom line.

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4 Ways to Leverage Ultra-Low Interest Rates in Wealth Planning

SEP 15, 2021 By Jason M. O'Dell, MS, CWM; David B. Mandell, JD, MBA in Managing Your Practice, Financial Management

One of the bright spots in today’s economy is the fact that interest rates are at all-time lows, and government officials indicate that this policy will continue for the immediate future. David B. Mandell, JD, MBA, and Jason M. O’Dell, MS, CWM, of the wealth management firm…

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Billing: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility

SEP 10, 2021 By Lindsay N Stratton, MHA, OCS in Billing, Managing Your Practice

It’s an easy mistake to think that medical billing is only the responsibility of the person (or people) in the billing department, as they send out insurance claims and make sure they get paid. But the most successful practices realize that everybody in the office plays an i…

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FAQ: Guidance on Provider Relief Fund Reporting

AUG 30, 2021 By Ashley R. Geary and Nick R. Masino, Wade, Goldstein, Landau & Abruzzo, P.C. in Managing Your Practice, Coronavirus, Financial Management

Attorneys from Wade, Goldstein, Landau & Abruzzo, P.C. answer participant questions relating to reporting how you spent Provider Relief Funds on the Department of Health and Human Services portal.

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Viewpoint: 4 Tips for Building a Smart Schedule

AUG 25, 2021 By Rahul Bhola, MD, MBA in Managing Your Practice, Practice Operations, Patient Satisfaction, Staff Management, Practice Ownership, Lean Management, EHRs, Viewpoint

Balancing patient satisfaction with clinical efficiency is vital for a thriving practice. A robust schedule allows optimal time allocation to key practice operations thereby improving the patient experience and reducing team burnout. Rahul Bhola, MD, MBA, Section Chair Ophth…

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