All metrics Articles
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57MetricsThe Importance of Measuring What Matters
By Darren Minnich, OD Sept. 2, 2026 I believe it was Peter Drucker who authored many books related to modern management and...
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585MetricsThe Number You Can’t See Is the One That’s Moving
Most practice owners can’t say what their practice is worth. The reason isn’t carelessness—it’s that the things drive the number never show...
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1.6KFrom Our EditorsFrom Busy to Valuable: Create a Scorecard That Raises Practice Worth
Increase your enterprise value with this business scorecard through boosting profitability, retention and practice worth By Thanh Mai, OD, FSLS May 14,...
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401MetricsExam-Room Education Drives 7.3% Optical Sales Growth
Purposeful, educational exam room conversations lead to increase in optical sales By Brittany Schauer, OD May 12, 2026 Patients have many options...
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268Coding and BillingThe Silent Cash Flow Killer: Poor AR Management in Your Practice
Are these subtle symptoms impacting your AR management and payment process? By Jerry Godwin, MBA May 8, 2026 Have you ever had...
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516General ManagementEliminate Empty Appointment Slots: Turn Cancellations Into Cash
Put a bulldog at your front desk, and develop a system to eliminate empty appointment slots By Crystal Brimer, OD, FAAO April...
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1.1KFrom Our EditorsInside The Numbers: Important Practice Metrics To Monitor For Growth
Consider these practice metrics to monitor as you look at 2025 performance and make goals for 2026 By Maggie Fernandez Nov. 26,...
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3.6KMetricsThe Most Important Practice Metric
A metric essential for you to track. By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO Jan. 17, 2024 Remember that article I wrote about my...
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793Staff ManagementHost Effective Offsite Training Without Breaking the Bank
Effective offsite training boosts staff engagement, impacts the bottom line By Matthew Ward, OD When was the last time you stepped away...
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938General ManagementThree Chances That Paid the Biggest Dividends
Surpass your fears and take action to see business growth By Nick Lillie, OD Oct. 8, 2025 Upon graduation in 2011, I...
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4.2KMetricsWhat’s Your TRUE Frame & CL Capture Rate? Here’s How to Find Out.
How to calculate for improvement your key capture rates.
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2.5KFrom Our EditorsThe 4 Measures of a Healthy Practice
Quantifying how healthy your practice is. By Mick Kling, OD March 20, 2024 Do you have a healthy practice? How can you...
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2.0KMetrics5 Data Points to Input Into ChatGPT to Get Answers on How to Increase Your Contact Lens Profitability
Optimizing ChatGPT to spur contact lens profitability.
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3.6KFrom Our EditorsMy Favorite Metrics: The Most Important Numbers to Track
By Laurie Sorrenson, OD, FAAO August 2, 2023 Let’s talk about my favorite topic – numbers! 🤓 I think it’s super-fun to...
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7.5KGeneral Management3 KPIs I Tracked to Generate $225,000 More Annually
The KPIs most important to track closely for practice success.
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7.3KMetrics2 Actions to Boost Eyewear Capture Rate & Add $75,000 Annually to Your Practice
Try doing these two things to change your capture rate for the better.
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3.0KFinancesHow I Conduct Financial Forecasts & Am Using this Analysis to Launch a Specialty CL Practice
Using financial forecasts to launch a new practice or new services.
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4.0KMetrics
How One Practice Took its Metrics from “Significant Drop” to “Near-Even Performance”
The essential boost an OD got in turning her practice around.
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3.5KMetricsThe Technology Helping Me Spur Staff to Greater Patient Service & Sales
Technological help tracking--and growing--your practice's most important numbers.
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6.1KMetricsTo Understand Profitability, Differentiate Clinical vs. Optical Revenues
Differentiate Clinical vs. Optical Revenues Sponsored Content By Brandon Blaker, OD Jan. 29, 2020 Practice profitability is best measured by revenue per...
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6.9KMetricsHow to Analyze Capture Rates to Enhance Profits & Manage Effectively
Tracking metrics to identify ways of boosting capture rate.
