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General
Information


Top 5 Mistakes Wealth Building
Best Answers Optical Creating Practice Culture MBA Slides AOA Code of Ethics Optometric Oath Pulse: Practice Lifeline HIPAA Compliance APME Ideal Lesson Plan ASCO PM Curriculum

State of the
Profession


Private Equity in Optical Optometry #23 Best Job Healthcare reform 2017 Future of Optometry
Artificial Inteligence '16 Eyecare Megatrends

Goal
Setting


SMARTER Goals SMART Goal setting

Systems


Practice Management Software Systems How to create systems What are business systems

Legal
Issues


Disgruntled employees Business legal issues

Loans &
Leases


Loans versus Leases Equipment loan vs lease

Office
Design


Office design contest

Number
Management


Culture of excellence Dynamic budgeting Dashboard management Numbers to track Manage expenses Managing Profit Centers

Practice
KPI's


KPI Eyecare basics

Financial
Documents


Financial documents

Business
Plan


SBA Business Plan

Adding an Associate


Ready for an associate Right skills, right time Associate or Partner Associate payroll When's the right time

Practice
Purchase


Guide to partnership Acqusition & Startup Increase sale price Getting to dollars & cents Consult before buying Key questions to ask Avoid purchase blunders What is Goodwill Buying a practice Buyer beware Avoid money pit Negotiate fair price Painless purchasing Goodwill grievances

Negotiation


Negotiation skills

Debt Management


Ramsey: Debt management Credit score definitions

Hiring
Staff


Hiring & Retention

Training
Staff


Onboarding checklist

Managing
Staff


Top 10 Tips

Firing
Staff


Firing checklist Firing mistakes Termination meeting Another firing checklist

Practice
Software


PM software comparison

HIPAA


HIPAA privacy rule Bus Associates Agreement HIPAA security rule

Risk
Management


Managing risk SBA Risk Management

Ethics


Business ethics Business ethics history

Quality
Assurance


Difference between QA & QC

Third Party
Management


Medicare.gov Medicare appeals & grievances CMS Provider resources VIDEO: ICD-10 & Diabetes VIDEO: Intro to ICD-10 ICD-10 @ cms.gov cms.gov HOME Medicaid.gov

Recall
Systems


Automated recall Urgency + scheduling Reactivating patients

Marketing


Marketing summary Marketing principles

Dispensary
Management


Frameboard management Remodel ROI

Specialty
Practice



Interprofessional
Relations



Setting
Fees


4 Pricing Strategies

Managing
AR


AR Strategies AR Management

Audits


OIG Compliance Program for Individual and Small Group Physician Practices

3rd Party
Coding


Coding basics Fix faulty coding Outsource coding & billing

Exit
Strategy


5 Exit strategies

Taxes


IRS.gov

Estate
Planning


Estate planning steps

Patient
Experience


Handling unhappy patients Measure & improve experience

Merchandising


Merchandising basics

Clinical
Issues


Ophthalmology protocols Delivering difficult Dx Clinical decisions in glaucoma Optometry protocols

Consulting
Groups


OD practice consulting

Salaries
& Wages


2017 Salary Survey 2013 Salary Survey 2016 Salary Survey

Eyecare publications


Optometric management Review of Ophthalmology Women in Optometry Review of Optometric Business Review of Optometry Vision Monday
Ophthalmology management

Profit Centers


Low Vision Spectacle Lenses Frames & Frameboards Contact Lenses

Financial Management


Financial management

PMC-V1-VSP
SECO Lectures


Practicing in a World of Disruptive Technology SECO How to Use Your Practice as a Personal Wealth Generator SECO Student Debt: The Numbers Actually Work in Your Favor SECO How to Maximize Your Profit from Vision Plans SECO How to Get the Maximum Value for Your Practice Creating A Culture of Excellence SECO Starting Cold versus Buying a Practice SECO Procuring Practice Buyers & Sellers SECO Onboarding New Staff Members SECO How to Increase Your Practice Net

Telemedicine


Telehealth coalition

VIDEOS


How to Increase Your Practice Net Do you want to be an Employer or Employee PMC Introductory Video

Fair Compensation for Employee OD

Book Recommendations


Book Recommendation List

Staff Meetings


Effective staff meetings