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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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    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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    AAO 2019 First-Time Attendee Tips
    JUN 11, 2019 in AAOE Program Highlights
    The AAOE board shares its advice for first-time attendees of AAO 2019, the biggest meeting in ophthalmology.
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    AAOE Keynote Address: Leadership is a Privilege
    NOV 15, 2018 in Staff Management, AAOE Program Highlights
    Join speaker Dr. Jackie Frieberg as she unpacks the character strengths of gutsy leaders and shows you how these strengths play out in some of the world’s most admired companies. This presentation is about the kind of leadership that chooses service over self-interest an…
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    Why I'll be Taking a Strategic Planning Course at AAO 2018
    SEP 26, 2018 By Ann M Hulett, CMPE in Strategic Planning, AAOE Program Highlights
    Why AAOE Board member Ann Hulett thinks Effective Strategic Planning (Course 601) is a must-attend AAO 2018 course.
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    Top 5 Courses for Anyone Looking to Boost Profits from Optical Dispensaries
    SEP 11, 2018 By Jeffrey Brust, MBA in Optical Dispensing, AAOE Program Highlights
    Jeffrey Brust, MBA, Director of Business Alliances and Retail Operations at the Flaum Eye Institute in Rochester, NY selects his top five AAO 2018 courses for anyone looking to improve their optical dispensary margins.
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    Private Equity and Other Equity Transfers: What’s Right for You?
    MAY 02, 2018 in AAOE Program Highlights
    Mid-Year Forum 2018 Report: Medicine’s business model is rapidly changing. Following is a summary of this Mid-Year Forum 2018 session examining the current state of private equity buyouts and other options for ophthalmology practices.
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    Start with 'Why' to Get Better Results
    MAY 01, 2018 in AAOE Program Highlights, Professional Growth
    When we know why we do what we do, our work becomes more purposeful and powerful. In this keynote, executive coach, Peter Docker will help us explore how our "why" can be used as inspiration for extraordinary results.
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    New Associate Contracts: What's Typical? What’s Fair?
    FEB 20, 2018 in AAOE Program Highlights, Contracts
    Become familiar with the range of terms presently being offered to quality candidates in today's competitive marketplace during this AAO 2017 course. Learn national norms for salary, incentive bonus, benefits, business expenses, and what needs to be said about future buy-in…
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    How the IRIS Registry Helps You Participate in MIPS
    FEB 15, 2018 in Regulatory, AAOE Program Highlights
    The Quality Payment Program represents a significant change in Medicare physician payment. This AAO 2017 course will help participants understand how to use the IRIS Registry to successfully participate in the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
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    Ransomware: Emerging Security Risk Facing Ophthalmology Practices—Is Your Data Protected?
    FEB 12, 2018 in Risk Management, AAOE Program Highlights
    Ransomware is a type of cyberattack that holds an organization's data for ransom. Safeguards are available to minimize these risks, but many providers don't know how vulnerable their IT systems and networks are until it's too late. This AAO 2017 course outlines concrete meth…
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    Ophthalmic Buy-In and Pay-Out Arrangements for an Uncertain Future
    FEB 12, 2018 in Contracts, AAOE Program Highlights
    Learn how to structure buy-in / payout arrangements that are fair and reasonable, both to practice owners and to joining or departing ophthalmologists and understand ophthalmology practice goodwill values.
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    Failure to Comply: How to Respond to Payment Adjustments, Audits, and Complaints
    FEB 12, 2018 in Medical Records, Regulatory, AAOE Program Highlights
    The medical field is inundated with laws, regulations, and payer-imposed requirements, all of which providers must comply with in order to maintain a successful practice. Unfortunately, no matter how comprehensive your compliance plan is, things can and will go wrong. This A…
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    Are You Covered? What Your Documents Should Say About Governance, Buyout, Termination, Compensation and More
    FEB 12, 2018 in Contracts, AAOE Program Highlights
    Key provisions that should be found in every ophthalmology practice's governing agreements include work effort, compensation, buyout, management and voting, termination and withdrawal, non-compete or non-solicit, and right to engage in side businesses. This AAO 2017 course w…
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    Medicolegal Issues in the Era of Electronic Health Records
    FEB 12, 2018 in AAOE Program Highlights, Contracts
    Using actual claims and lawsuits relating to EHRs, OMIC risk management specialist, Michele Pineda, MBA will provide examples of where documentation can go wrong, causing patient harm, help you recognize what malpractice attorneys look for in good medical record documentatio…
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    Measuring Your Most Critical KPI: Patient Satisfaction
    FEB 12, 2018 in AAOE Program Highlights, Patient Satisfaction
    A practice with patients who are thrilled with the service they receive virtually always has plenty of people wanting to be customers and has numerous advantages over offices with less enthusiastic patients. This AAO 2017 course helps doctors and administrators understand th…
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    E&M vs Eye Codes: Who Is the Winner?
    FEB 12, 2018 in AAOE Program Highlights, Billing
    Physicians tend to code far more exams than tests or surgical procedures, so for the financial success of the practice, it is vital to understand when to bill an E&M and when to bill an eye code. This AAO 2017 course will help you distinguish between medical and vision and w…
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    The Alphabet Soup of Ophthalmic Reporting
    FEB 12, 2018 in Financial Management, AAOE Program Highlights
    A basic understanding of the various key performance indicators (KPIs) and other operational metrics used to evaluate provider and practice performance is essential.This AAO 2017 course will help you identify the most commonly used metrics and describe how they are calculate…
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    Best Practices for Assessing the Feasibility of New Business Opportunities
    FEB 12, 2018 in Practice Operations, Practice Ownership, AAOE Program Highlights, Buying, Selling, Merging Practices
    This AAO 2017 course will educate attendees on the key principles related to assessing new business opportunities. Whether it's adding a new provider, opening up a new location, or implementing a new service line, practice leaders must have clear processes in place to assess…
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    Partnership Pitfalls: Preparing for the Unexpected
    FEB 12, 2018 in AAOE Program Highlights, Contracts
    Are your corporate, partnership, or LLC agreements as thorough and comprehensive as they need to be? This AAO 2017 course highlights various issues and circumstances typically overlooked in group practice co-ownership agreements, and addresses how to effectively prepare for…
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