Association of Practice Management Educators


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In order to give this textbook to our optometry students at no fee, the Publisher requires us to present it in a format that only permits a download of one chapter at a time. It also must be password protected. We change the password at the beginning of each academic year so that only current students have access to this textbook.



VSP Overview Letter
Textbook - Introduction
Chapter 1: State of the Profession
Chapter 2: Personal and Professional Goal Setting
Chapter 3: Ownership (Self-Employment)
Chapter 4: Employment
Chapter 5: Resumes and Interviews
Chapter 6: Debt Management
Chapter 7: Principles of Negotiation
Chapter 8: Valuation and Purchase of an Eye Care Practice
Chapter 9: Principles of Practice Transfer: Adding an Associate/Partner
Chapter 10: Deciding Where to Practice
Chapter 11: Elements of an Office Business Plan, Practice Financing, and Obtaining a Business Loan
Chapter 12: Understanding Premises Leases
Chapter 13: Office Design
Chapter 14: Instrumentation and Equipment
Chapter 15: Controlling Cost of Goods
Chapter 16: Office Organization, Structure, and Systems
Chapter 17: Human Resources: Hiring and Training Office Staff
Chapter 18: Human Resources: Managing and Motivating Office Staff
Chapter 19: Human Resources: Evaluating, Managing, and Dismissing Office Staff
Chapter 20: Computer Business Systems and Internet Resources
Chapter 21: Recall Systems
Chapter 22: Ethics in Optometric Practice
Chapter 23: Professional Liability Insurance and Risk Management
Chapter 24: Quality Assurance
Chapter 25: Insurance
Chapter 26: Patient Communication
Chapter 27: Marketing: External and Internal
Chapter 28: Ophthalmic Dispensing
Chapter 29: Specialty Practice in Optometry
Chapter 30: Contact Lens Specialty Practice
Chapter 31: Binocular Vision and Vision Therapy Specialty Practice
Chapter 32: Interprofessional Relations
Chapter 33: Fees, Credit, and Collections
Chapter 34: Managed Care, Third Party Reimbursement, and Audits
Chapter 35: Coding and Billing
Chapter 36: Analysis of Practice Economics and Growth
Chapter 37: Financial Estate Planning
Chapter 38: Financial Decision Making
Chapter 39: Taxes
Chapter 40: Exit Strategies: Planning for Practice Transfer and Retirement