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  The Optometric Minute

  Three Career Stages: Protege, Peer, Mentor

  Tommy Lim, OD, of Berryessa Optometry in San Jose, Calif., reflects on three stages of his optometric career. First, as a protégé,...

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  Practice Metrics

  Top Metric to Track: Complete Exams Per OD Hour

  Here's the best way to compute exams per OD hour.

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  Practice Metrics

  Top Metric to Track: Gross Revenue Per Complete Exam

  By Thomas F. SteinerDirector of Research, Review of Optometric BusinessThis is the first in a series of articles on leading metrics that...

• Finances

  Wanted: Vendor-Partners Who Support Independent ODs

  By Michael J. Zucker, ODVendors who respect and support independent ODs are vital to the independent practitioner's success. How do you find...

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  Doctor Patient Relations

  Does Your Listening Show That You Care?

  By Maria Sampalis, ODShow patients that you are listening to them--and will prescribe solutions to their vision and eye health challenges.   

• Finances

  5 Major Practice Liability Areas–and What to Do About Them

  By Pamela Miller, OD, FAAO, JD, DPNAPThere are areas of liability to your practice that you may be overlooking. Here's how to...

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  The Optometric Minute

  Practices of Distinction, Part 2: Efficiency, Accuracy, Empathy

  April Jasper, OD, FAAO, and Katie Gilbert-Spear, OD, MPH, outline the six attributes of an optometric practice that goes beyond being excellent--to...

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  The Optometric Minute

  Practices of Distinction: Six Attributes

  April Jasper, OD, FAAO, and Katie Gilbert-Spear, OD, MPH, outline the six attributes of an optometric practice that goes beyond being excellent--to...

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  The Optometric Minute

  Keys to Success: The Multi-Specialty Practice

  Gwen Gnadt, OD, FAAO, of EyeVision Associates in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, has found that by hiring and developing specialists who can provide...

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  Doctor Patient Relations

  Ritz-Carlton Lessons, Part 2: Improving Patient Service

  By Jeffrey W. Robertson, ODand Jennifer C. Lane, ODThe Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company has legendary service, which it has put into a training...

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  News Briefs Archive

  PEN Alters Annual Program to Include Coverage of Compliance and Coding Issues

  Primary Eyecare Network (PEN), the practice development division of ABB OPTICAL GROUP, is updating its 18th annual educational series for doctors presented...

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  News Briefs Archive

  Registration Opens for 2014 VM Global Leadership Summit

  Registration is now open for the 8th annual 2014 Vision Monday Global Leadership Summit, a day-long, exclusive forum geared to senior-level executives...

• Ophthalmic Lenses

  Life in Color: Providing Lenses for Color Deficiency is a Valued Service

  By Robert S. Christensen, ODPatients with deficient color vision now can be helped with specialty lenses. Here is how to make this...

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  Finances

  Key Financial Metrics to Track–and Improve–for Profitability

  By Gerald A. Eisenstatt, OD, MBAIsolating and tracking key financial metrics will allow you to see where you can improve and thereby...

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  Other Videos

  Set Goals for Optometric Success

   Nathan Hayes of Prima Eye Group says that there are many definitions of success in optometric practice. OD-owners, in determining their own...

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  Finances

  Nearing Graduation: Top Three To-Dos for OD Students

  By Laurie L. Sorrenson, OD, FAAOHere are three career-prep steps for optometry school students as graduation nears.

• Doctor Patient Relations

  Why Can’t We Forget Awful Patients? Learn from What You Can’t Forget

  By Brian Chou, OD, FAAOIf a rare, negative patient interaction sticks in your mind, you're not alone. Rather than obsess on a...

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  Finances

  Collaboration: Foster Productive Interaction with Peers

  By Harue J. Marsden, OD, MS, FAAOThere is a fine line between collaboration and competition. But when the right balance is struck,...

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  OD Business Innovators

  2013 Optometric Business Innovators: Influencers

   Forward-thinking ODs provide fresh ideas. They are the focus of our second annual Optometric Business Innovators report from Vision Monday and Review...

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  The Optometric Minute

  Let Your Office Communicate Your Technology

  Eric White, OD, of Family Eyecare Center in San Diego, demonstrates how displays, instrumentation and informative artwork all communicate a cohesive message...

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  News Briefs Archive

  Complimentary E-Book: Selecting a Practice Management & EHR Solution

  VisionWeb is offering a new complimentary e-book on finding the ideal practice management and EHR solution for your practice.

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  News Briefs Archive

  How to Thrive in Today’s Market: Special Event at VEW

  Join Mark Wright, OD, FCOVD, professional editor, Review of Optometric Business, as he discusses three proven strategies to improve patient engagement and...

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  Finances

  OD Peer Groups: Creativity Comes from Within and Without

  By Brian Blount, ODOptometrists can discover good ideas in unexpected places—like from their peers.

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  News Briefs Archive

  How Technology Transforms Retail: Register for VM’s dba LIVE Event at VEW

  Four optical industry speakers, including Brian Chou, OD, FAAO, a prominent independent optometrist, will present their perspectives about how “Technology Reinvents the...

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  Finances

  Autumn Time Management: List Your Key To-Dos

  By Laurie L. Sorrenson, OD, FAAOFall is a busy time for many ODs. Creating a to-do list can help you to focus...

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  News Briefs Archive

  IDOC: Your Competitive Advantage

  An optometric alliance can give you the educational and vendor negotiation tools necessary for a profitable practice.

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  News Briefs Archive

  Local Eye Site Relaunches Job Search Web Site

  Local Eye Site has unveiled a completely redesigned web site. The move marks the first major rebuild of LocalEyeSite.com, the leading job...