All opinion Articles
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2.9KPractice ManagementThe Huge Practice Growth Mistake You May Be Making
Why you may be neglecting a big practice growth opportunity.
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2.9KPatient ExperienceWhy Patients Are In Your Chair & 4 Ways to Ensure They Leave Happy
By Diane Palombi, OD May 26, 2021 When you’re a practice owner, as I was for 12 years before retiring, it’s easy...
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5.2KPractice ManagementThe Solution to the End of the Perennial Eyeball Wars
Optimizing scope of practice to better serve the public & grow professionally.
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3.6KDoctor Patient RelationsEmotions Behind the Mask: Using Eyes & Body Language to Gauge Patient Reactions
What the eyes & body tell us about patient emotions.
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1.7KProfessional DevelopmentHow I Became an OD & Learned to Optimize Forks in the Road
One OD's path to optometry & what it teaches about the value of flexibility.
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5.5KProfessional Development5 Red Flags of an Unethical Employer
What to look out for to ensure your practice is ethical.
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3.1KPractice Management21st Century Cures Act: Key Actions You Will Need to Take In Your Practice
The essential changes to how you practice stimulated by a new law.
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3.2KProfessional Development4 Reasons for an OD to Consider Fill-In Work
The perhaps surprising benefits of working as a fill-in OD.
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2.0KEditorial & NewsTogether We Can Make Optometry More Diverse, Equitable & Inclusive
How the optometric profession can work toward greater inclusion and diversity.
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3.0KProfessional Development3 Keys to Thriving in the New Work Environment Created by COVID-19
Tips for succeeding in our pandemic-impacted workplace.
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2.6KDoctor Patient RelationsThe 3 Things You Can Do to Be the Doctor Patients Need in a Pandemic
Giving patients what they most need in the moment we're in.
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3.8KPractice ManagementHealth Insurance: What Do You & Your Employees Need?
Health insurance decisions for you and your employees.
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5.7KManaged CareHow Clinical Outcomes Could Increase Your Insurance Reimbursements
Incentivizing ODs toward better patient outcomes.
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5.3KDoctor Patient RelationsTelemedicine in Optometry: Reality Check on Its Limitations
Points of caution to consider before jumping into telemedicine.
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4.7KMedical ModelWhat COVID-19 Has Taught Us About The Importance of Outcome-Based Care
What the COVID-19 crisis teaches us about the needs of health-care reform.
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16.8KPatient Experience15 Changes to Consider When Your Practice Reopens
What your patients and staff will need when you reopen.
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2.6KProfessional Development10 Activities to De-Stress During COVID-19 Closures
Tips for relaxing in the heat of the crisis.
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8.2KPractice ManagementThe Bright Side of COVID-19 Practice Slowdowns
Useful tasks to do during COVID-19 shutdown.
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20.6KPatient ExperienceTele-Optometry: Why COVID-19 Means Now Is the Time To Do It
Why coronavirus (COVID-19) is making tele-optometry more important than ever.
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4.3KPractice ManagementPrivate Equity: Are You Comfortable With Its Impact on Optometry?
How do you feel about the dominance of PE in optometry?
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7.3KPatient ExperienceThe Good & Bad: What a Retired OD Noticed as a Patient in 3 Offices
The best and worst of recent eyecare experiences.
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2.9KMyopia Management10 Myopia Management Actions to Take In Your Practice
Key actions to provide much-needed myopia management.
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4.2KPractice ManagementIdentity Theft: One OD Shares How It Happened to Her & How to Prevent It
A story that illustrates the security risk to personal data.
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8.3KDoctor Patient Relations3 Most Powerful Exam Room Questions to Ask Patients
Facilitating powerful exchanges with patients in the exam room.
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2.2KProfessional DevelopmentStudent Debt Forgiveness: Is It the Key to Saving Independent Optometry?
The link between debt forgiveness & the future of independent optometry.
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2.6KProfessional Development4 Mid-Career Crisis Turnaround Strategies
Tips for making it through an optometric mid-career slump.
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2.7KProfessional Development3 Valuable Lessons I Have Learned From Other ODs
A few great insights one OD gained from colleagues.
