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Successful Clinical Team Training, Part 5

MAY 14, 2023 in Practice Ownership, Managing Your Practice, Practice Operations, Staff Management

Ensuring you maintain a staff that will help grow the practice — “perennial bloomers,” if you will — requires a continuous investment of evaluation and feedback. There is a time to praise and encourage and a time to coach and correct.

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Successful Clinical Team Training, Part 4

MAY 09, 2023 in Managing Your Practice, Practice Operations, Staff Management, Practice Ownership

The best new hires are like sponges, and it is key to make sure they are soaking up their education and not drowning in too much information too fast. Focus on the fundamentals and build skills from there. There will always be more to learn, even after decades in the profess…

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Successful Clinical Team Training, Part 3

APR 28, 2023 in Practice Ownership, Staff Management, Managing Your Practice, Practice Operations

What are your must-have versus your nice-to-have traits? Once you define your expectations it’s time to begin your search.

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Successful Clinical Team Training, Part 2

APR 24, 2023 in Practice Ownership, Practice Operations, Staff Management, Managing Your Practice

Communicate the plan for bringing in and training new staff with all departments. Foster a team spirit for group success, not a fear that they could be replaced.

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Successful Clinical Team Training, Part 1

APR 12, 2023 in Staff Management, Managing Your Practice, Practice Ownership, Practice Operations

Solo practitioners just starting practice may find themselves training new technicians while large groups may have experienced trainers and programs. In either case and all the circumstances in between, choosing who will train new staff is crucial. Recruit willing and able t…

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Writing Employment Ads and Attracting Talent in a Post-Pandemic World

MAR 23, 2023 By Nancy Baker in Staff Management, Managing Your Practice, Practice Operations, Practice Ownership

Utilize these tips to target the personalities and engage the interest of the talent you want to hire.

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7 ways to Effectively Maximize the Contributions of Your Ophthalmic Staff

SEP 21, 2022 By Matthew M Baugh, COT, MHA, OCS, OCSR in Lean Management, Financial Management, Practice Operations, Managing Your Practice, Practice Ownership, Professional Growth

There are seven key tips to maximize the most critical resource in delivering effective eye care in this National Library of Medicine article, "How can we make the most of allied health personnel?”

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Viewpoint: 6 Tips to Make Your Website Easy to Find

SEP 09, 2022 By Jim Flynn in Marketing, Managing Your Practice, Viewpoint, Patient Satisfaction, Practice Ownership

The data is clear: Most patients searching for a health care provider start their journey with extensive research on Google or another search engine. Here are some best search engine optimization (SEO) practices to make sure your website is found and more enjoyable for patie…

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Techspectations: Traits Expected in Ophthalmic Technicians

SEP 07, 2022 By Heather Hambrick Dunn, COA, OCS, OCSR, Jessica A Schroeder, CPC, MPH, OCS in Managing Your Practice, Staff Management, Practice Ownership

Heather Dunn, COA, OCS OCSR interviews Jessica Schroeder, CPC, MPH, OCS.

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Tips for Navigating Pediatric Ophthalmology Insurance Contracts

SEP 06, 2022 By Heather Hambrick Dunn, COA, OCS, OCSR, Gil Weber MBA in Practice Ownership, Financial Management, Managing Your Practice, Contracts

With the revalued strabismus surgery codes, it is a good time to focus on pediatric ophthalmology and how contracting efforts can differ for this subspecialty.

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Revisiting Top Recruiting Tips for Technicians

JUL 19, 2022 By Heather Hambrick Dunn, COA, OCS, OCSR in Managing Your Practice, Staff Management, Practice Operations, Practice Ownership

A year has passed but the need for proficient ophthalmic technicians remains in the national spotlight. If you missed these articles and need help recalling the wisdom they imparted, here are some key takeaways with an invitation to revisit tips from seasoned physicians and…

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How to Launch a Satellite Office

JUN 13, 2022 in Strategic Planning, Managing Your Practice, Practice Ownership, Practice Operations

Gather helpful tips on expanding to satellite locations from an interview with Brittney Wachter, CEO of Excel Eye Center Provo, Utah. Discover where to begin and valuable lessons learned before you start your transition.

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How Green Is Your Grass?

JUN 13, 2022 in Practice Ownership, Practice Operations, Managing Your Practice, Staff Management

Ophthalmic administrators share tips on employment packages and areas where you can improve practice appeal. From learning what benefits matter to investing in long term leadership, see what other practices are evaluating as they vie for high caliber employees.

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Viewpoint: 5 Surprising Ways Technology Improves Patient Experience

MAY 16, 2022 By Megan Odell, MHHR in Viewpoint, Practice Operations, Managing Your Practice, Patient Satisfaction, Practice Ownership, Marketing

Despite the negative stigma of technology in health care, there are ways that it can actually improve patient care. Here are five technology considerations for your ophthalmic practice that your patients will welcome.

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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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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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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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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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