What is the Impact of Health Care Reform on Eyewear Purchases?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDJuly 15, 2015There hasn’t been too much of an impact yet on eyewear...
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How Many Children Are In Need of an Eye Exam?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDJuly 1, 2015Research cited by Vision Source's Navigation Guide to Health Care Reform...
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Providing Essential Pediatric Vision Benefits:
July 1, 2015This newly published 2015 version of the “Navigation Guide to Health Care Reform for Independent Optometrists,” was commissioned by Vision Source...
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Fixing a Broken Health Care System
June 17, 2015: Jim Greenwood, president and CEO of Vision Source, explains how independent ODs can best serve patients and grow their...
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Can ODs Re-Engage Patients with Chronic Medical Conditions?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDJune 3, 2015Optometrists have a key role to play as part of the...
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Growth of AMD: How Many More Cases Should We Expect?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDApril 15, 2015Medical eyecare that addresses age-related macular degeneration will be in ever...
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Growth Opportunities from the Essential Pediatric Benefit
March 4, 2015: Linda Chous, OD, owner of The Glasses Menagerie in Minneapolis, welcomes the essential pediatric eyecare benefit as a positive...
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Most Viewed Videos of 2014
In 2014, ROB featured videos providing insight from fellow optometrists on subjects ranging from staff management, to enhancement of the medical model,...
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Prepare for a HIPAA Audit
Scott A. Jens, OD, FAAO, CEO of RevolutionEHR, advises ODs to prepare for a potential HIPAA audit. He provides tips on how...
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Embracing the Medical Model: Three Videos with Randolph Brooks, OD, FAAO
In addition to providing routine vision care, optometrists are increasingly challenged to participate fully in medical model optometry. Embracing the medical model...
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New Report: 2014 Managed Vision Care Patient Experience Study
How do patients perceive their experiences when using vision coverage? This is among the many questions related to managed vision care answered...
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How Will the Affordable Care Act Affect Your Practice?
By Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, and Mark Wright, OD, FCOVDNearly half of patients don’t feel that the Accountable Care Act (ACA) will...
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Prepare Your Practice to Be Included in ACOs
Randolph Brooks, OD, FAAO, advises optometrists to engage in the medical model to be in a position to be included in Accountable...
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Vision Insurance: Work With the Plans That Are Profitable
By April L. Jasper, OD, FAAOProfitably working with insurance companies is a key to practice survival. Here is how to ensure your...
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Major Implications of Health Care Reform–for Independent ODs
Vision Source commissioned Review of Optometric Business to create the “Navigation Guide to Health Care Reform for Independent Optometrists,” a report summarizing...
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Major Implications of Health Care Reform–for Independent ODs
Vision Source commissioned Review of Optometric Business to create “Navigation Guide to Health Care Reform for Independent Optometrists,” a report summarizing important...
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Prepare for Health Care Reform: AOA Resources
Christopher J. Quinn, OD, FAAO, a trustee of the American Optometric Association, encourages ODs to embrace changes that are coming with health...