How to Measure and Improve Staff Productivity in Private Practice Optometry
How to Measure and Improve Staff Productivity in Private Practice Optometry

Author: Jerry Hayes

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-08-13

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9781500824884

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This book is designed to help optometrists in any size practice, big or small, do an even better job of increasing staff productivity while improving the level of patient care provided by their team. The following topics are covered: What are your obstacles to growth? How big does your team need to be? When do you need an office manager? How much should you pay your staff? How to deal with salary creep. Do staff bonuses really work? How to give your team a sense of purpose. How often to have team meetings. How to hold employees accountable. Hiring top performers. What Other ODs Are Saying About Jerry's New Book "Jerry uses his down-to-earth writing style to share his vast knowledge and experience in staff management and team motivation. A must-read, this book will help you make more money." - Neil Gailmard, OD, MBA, FAAO; President, Prima Eye Group; CEO, Gailmard Eye Center "Just finished Jerry's book, it is a must read for every OD!" - Tom Stout, OD, FAAO "Jerry deserves to take a bow for producing a book on practice management that is chock-full of his vast experience and insight yet simple, practical and useful real-life examples... and a fun read as well!" - Alan Glazier, OD, FAAO - Founder, ODs on Facebook "Dr. Hayes exposes the road blocks to success that all Optometrists face in private practice." - Howard R. Day, OD - Gardendale, AL "I encourage all ODs who are trying to improve their practice to follow the recommendations and guidelines in this book. You will find your office runs much more efficiently and confidently." - David Miller, OD - Miller Vision Specialties, Greensboro, NC "This book combines a lifetime of business experience with meaningful data and is a "how to" that provides a successful way to move to the next level of optometric practice." - Billy Cochran, OD - Former President, Southern College of Optometry

How to Measure and Improve Team Productivity in Private Practice Optometry
How to Measure and Improve Team Productivity in Private Practice Optometry

Author: Jerry Hayes

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-07-16

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781499723908

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This book is designed to help optometrists in any size practice, big or small, do an even better job of increasing staff productivity while improving the level of patient care provided by their team. The following topics are covered: What are your obstacles to growth? How big does your team need to be? When do you need an office manager? How much should you pay your staff? How to deal with salary creep. Do staff bonuses really work? How to give your team a sense of purpose. How often to have team meetings. How to hold employees accountable. Hiring top performers. What Other ODs Are Saying About Jerry's New Book "Jerry deserves to take a bow for producing a book on practice management that is chock-full of his vast experience and insight yet simple, practical and useful real-life examples... and a fun read as well!" — Alan Glazier, OD, FAAO - Founder, ODs on Facebook "I encourage all ODs who are trying to improve their practice to follow the recommendations and guidelines in this book. You will find your office runs much more efficiently and confidently." — David Miller, OD - Miller Vision Specialties Greensboro, NC "This book combines a lifetime of business experience with meaningful data and is a "how to" that provides a successful way to move to the next level of optometric practice." — Billy Cochran, OD - Former President, Southern College of Optometry

Business Aspects of Optometry E-Book
Business Aspects of Optometry E-Book

Author: APME

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2004-02-19

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 145572825X

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Count on this complete guide to setting up and managing an optometric practice! Business Aspects of Optometry covers everything related to the business side of a practice — such as selecting a location and staff, equipping the office, office administration and personnel management, marketing, options for a specialty practice, controlling costs, billing and reimbursement, risk management, and financial planning. To succeed in practice, this is the one resource you need! Unique! Expert authors are practice management educators who teach the course in optometry schools. A logical organization makes it easy to find practical information on managing your own practice or purchasing your own practice. Coverage of different types of ownership includes self-employment, individual proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. Coverage of cost control issues compares the selection and use of an optical laboratory versus an in-house finishing lab. Risk management and insurance coverage provides an overview of personal, life, liability, and disability insurance. Coverage of financial planning and tax reporting discusses topics including IRAs, retirement plans, estate planning, and personal and business tax issues. Bulleted lists, tables, figures, and boxes help you locate valuable information quickly. Checklists provide a logical progression in completing tasks. NEW chapters expand the book’s scope of coverage, and include these topics: Personal and professional goal setting Resumes and interviews Debt management Principles of practice transfer Ethics Quality assurance Specialty practice Vision rehabilitation Coding and billing Financial decision making Exit strategies

Optometric Practice Management
Optometric Practice Management

Author: Irving Bennett, OD, FAAO

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2002-09-27

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13: 9780750674287

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While the business aspect of an optometrist's practice may come second to patient care, optometrists today are faced with greater competition for new patients and income. This updated guide shows readers how to work smarter through effective practice management to offset reduced earnings due to fixed reimbursements of managed care and competition from 1-800 contact lens companies and chains selling discount frames and lenses. Drawing on over 40 years of experience, the author presents practical strategies for addressing the problems of day-to-day practice, and explains how to develop business and marketing plans without detracting from the optometrist's professional image. This edition features an increased focus on how to work with partners (including how to exit gracefully from a partnership), how to start a part-time practice, and how to be creative in practice. Authored by an expert in the field of practice management and optometry for the most effective, realistic advice and guidance. Concise, readable text synthesizes the author's 40-plus years of expertise in optometric practice. Necessary business and marketing skills are presented in a way that is compatible the optometrist's professional image. Tips and tools are provided on how to approach the client as both a consumer and a patient. Helpful information for students or optometrists who own or are planning to own their own practice. Completely re-written and updated. 4 new chapters cover topics such as practice locations, part-time practicing, managed care, management of un-met vision needs, and the office of the future. An increased focus on how to work with partners, including how to exit gracefully from a partnership. A discussion of how to start a part-time practice addresses real-world considerations and practical strategies. Hot new topics such as co-management of patients, gender and ethnicity, senior patient concerns, and discounting.

Practice Management in Optometry
Practice Management in Optometry

Author: Neil Gailmard

Publisher:

Published: 2021-11-29

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780999133675

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Practice Management in Optometry, Second Edition, is a refresh of the original book published in 2017. Subchapters that were outdated or redundant have been removed. The second edition includes a hardcover version along with paperback and e-book. Based on the long-running e-newsletter series, Optometric Management Tip of the Week, the book is filled with practical and innovative ideas geared toward increasing productivity and profitability. Written by an optometrist who actually founded, owned, managed and treated patients in private practice for over 30 years, this book rings true to other ODs in the trenches! Author Neil Gailmard, OD, MBA, FAAO has a knack for simplifying and communicating concepts so they make sense. In addition to his main career as a clinical optometrist, Dr. Gailmard served as a professor at Illinois College of Optometry, a lecturer at major eye care conferences, a writer in professional publications and a consultant to optometrists and the optical industry. If you own an optometric practice, or hope to someday, this book will lead you up the pathway to success.The paperback edition is 741 pages and the hardcover version is 548 pages because the paper sizes are different. The book is organized into 20 chapters: Starting and Organizing a Practice / Office Design / Instrumentation / Strategic Planning / Organizational Behavior / Human Resource Management / Office Managers / Staff Training and Meetings / Customer Service / Practice Marketing / Recall and Reactivation / Business Operations / Managed Care / Clinical Efficiency and Delegation / The Medical Model / Contact Lens Practice / Optical Dispensing / Associate Optometrists / Practice Finance and Metrics / The CEO Model.

Effective Management Techniques
Effective Management Techniques

Author: Mandi Whisenhunt

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13:

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Purpose. By studying various practice management strategies and conducting a survey, current practice management courses and methods of study at 14 United States schools of optometry were analyzed. Data was then used to determine how various methods prepared students for practice management in a private practice setting. Results of the study are anticipated to assist practice management educators better prepare optometric students. Methods. A nine-question survey was conducted among optometrists who had graduated within the last ten years. The practice settings of the subjects included private practice, corporate care, institutional (Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Services, and military facilities), and academia. The survey was sent to all American Optometric State Associations, all U.S. Colleges of Optometry, and was posted on optometric Facebook websites. Optometric physicians ranked common practice management instructional techniques according to how beneficial each was, as perceived by the participant. Results were collected through the survey engine Checkbox. Results. One hundred and nine optometrists responded to the survey. All were current practicing physicians. An average of two practice management courses are currently offered at United States Colleges of Optometry. A majority (52.29%) of participants’ perceived an adequate level of preparation for private practice at the time of graduation, while 44.95% felt they were unprepared. Conclusion. The results of this study, based both on the survey results and interpretation of multiple prior publications, concluded that effectively preparing optometry students for private practice includes utilizing many different resources. The survey data revealed the most effective techniques analyzed were lectures presented by optometric guest speakers and business consultants.

201 Secrets of a High-Performance Optometric Practice
201 Secrets of a High-Performance Optometric Practice

Author: Bob Levoy

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2011-08-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781461184997

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This one-of-a-kind compilation presents 201 easy-to-read, ready-to-use strategies for creating a highly professional, productive and profitable optometric practice. Inside you'll discover: 35 ways to differentiate your practice in substantial and sustainable ways to give you an edge in today's highly-competitive and cost-conscious environment. 22 "do's and don'ts" of setting, raising, and discounting fees from practitioners who learned the hard way about the impact that changes in fees have on profitability. Methods for attracting more private pay patients reducing dependence on managed care and the stress of a high-volume, time-pressured schedule. 24 savvy networking strategies designed to produce a stream of referrals from primary care physicians, pediatricians, ophthalmologists, teachers, school nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, psychologists and others. Hard learned lessons from leading practices throughout the country that reveal opportunities for revenue enhancement and tremendous practice growth. A chapter on market research that illustrates how patients, staff members and referring physicians view a practice, its policies, procedures, and personnel to help optometrists understand what they're doing right and the "blind spots" that exist in every practice. Long range, strategic planning to enable you to make the critical decisions that every growth-conscious optometrist must make about his or her practice. Critical communication skills for doctors and staff members to improve patient acceptance of premium lens options, quality sunwear, and prescriptions for vocational and avocational visual needs. The single most important factor in gaining patient acceptance of periodic comprehensive eye exams. How to hire and retain employees who work hard, enjoy what they're doing, and pull together to make a practice successful. 16 hard-learned lessons about hiring employees to enable readers to learn from the mistakes of others and build a high performance team of loyal, enthusiastic, service-oriented employees. Stress management strategies that reduce practice-related stress, prevent staff burnout, and add a sense of fun to the workday. Patient education tips facilitate the development of high-trust relationships with patients, resulting in better informed, more compliant and appreciative patients. Low-cost, no-cost ways to achieve greater credibility and visibility in your community. and much, much more