Your practice works hard to preserve vision for your patients with diabetes. Here’s what your revenue cycle management team needs to know to collect the full reimbursement your practice deserves. Value-based reimbursement makes thorough documentation more important than ever. Remember, diabetes potentially affects a much larger patient pool in your eye care practice than simply … Continue reading “17 Tips for Billing & Coding Diabetes”
Submitting clean claims and getting them paid in a timely manner is what keeps your ophthalmology practice afloat. But anyone who’s involved in ophthalmology billing knows that it’s not exactly a walk in the park. Opportunities for missteps abound—missteps that will slow your revenue cycle to a crawl, and worse, land you in the crosshairs … Continue reading “Top 5 Billing Tips for Ophthalmologists”
So you’ve finally gotten used to your ophthalmology EMR system? Maybe you’ve even learned to like it. But whether you love your EMR or you’re just resigned to the reality that it’s not going away, chances are good that you aren’t making the most of its capabilities. Implementing an EMR in your practice takes a … Continue reading “5 Tips for Making the Most of your Ophthalmic EMR Software”
There’s a troubling trend going on in healthcare today, maybe even in your own practice. While we’re seeing patients become more engaged, our employees are becoming less engaged. Practices are often stretched thin, both from financial and staffing perspectives. Forced to operate with fewer and fewer resources, physicians, administrators, and staff are at risk of … Continue reading “Use Data for Drama-Free Practice Improvements”
Visiting the eye doctor can be stressful for patients, and that anxiety doesn’t stop once they’re out of the exam room—the optical can be particularly anxiety-inducing. They feel like a fish out of water, notes Mark Hinton, owner of eYeFacilitate and a presenter at 2018’s Vision Expo West in Las Vegas. They don’t know what … Continue reading “Sell More Eyewear With a New Optical Pricing Strategy”
Are you thinking of expanding your optometry practice’s services to include co-managing cataract surgeries? Make sure your dispensary is compliant with Medicare payment rules for post-cataract eyeglasses. Otherwise, you could be losing out on eyewear revenue and fully caring for your patients. Medicare Coverage of Post-Cataract Eyeglasses, Explained You may already know this, but it’s worth … Continue reading “How to Bill Medicare for Post-Cataract Eyeglasses: 15 Tips”
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Let’s face it. Yes, every patient is different. But overall, ophthalmic tech tasks are repetitive by nature. For some techs, what begins as something new and interesting eventually loses its shine. Over time, those techs may become bored, or even burnt out. You’ll know what I’m talking about if you’ve ever had a solid employee … Continue reading “3 Ways to Reduce Ophthalmic Tech Turnover”
Hate your EHR? You’re not alone. Clunky user interfaces, never-ending workflows, and unreliable tech support are just a few of the problems that have turned many eye care providers against their eye care software. If you’ve tried everything possible to make your current eye care software work, it might be time for a change. The … Continue reading “8 Things to Consider when Choosing EHR Software”
When it comes to techs, is your practice like a revolving door? Turnover is a problem in many eye care practices, but it may not be the real problem, according to Paul Larson, MBA, MMSc, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA, a presenter at the 2018 ASCRS∙ASOA Annual Meeting. Turnover is a symptom of a bigger problem, … Continue reading “4 Reasons Ophthalmic Techs Quit”
Are You A Visionary? Visionaries is creating a first-of-its-kind community for the eye care industry – a community for those who strive to innovate eye care and improve the field. Visionaries is a peer network focused on celebrating leadership and furthering the business of eye care using unique tools, insights, and innovation. This revolutionary initiative … Continue reading “Practice Managers”
Is your practice ready to take on a scribe? In our last post, we talked about how a scribe could improve your practice and how to incorporate an ophthalmology scribe into your operations. If you missed it, read it here. Before you commit to hiring a scribe, take a close look at your practice’s financials … Continue reading “Scribe Hiring How-Tos for Your Eye Care Practice”