Cold Start: Managed Care - E8 This one is for all my new practice owners or future practice owners, let's talk about managed care vision plans. When I started, I asked anyone and everyone if I should take this insurance or that insurance. You read …
Closing Thought of the Week: Greatness Out of the Chaos - E7 2020 has been crazy. Do you ever sit back and think we are in the most bizarre times ever? That there is no way to grow or try anything new because we lack so much control? I do not blame…
Top 5 Ways to Limit Staff Turnover - E8 In episode 7 we discussed the office meeting. I love using that as a way to get the whole team on the same page and instill the core values of the office. Today I want to continue talking about staff but at a…
Myopia Management Journey - E7 Next week I will recap my first myopia management patient’s dispensing appointment, day 1 visit, and their 1 week visit. I am still waiting for the week 1 visit, so stay tuned. Something new this week is a shif…
The Cold Start: Scheduling 101 - E7 In this week's Cold Start, I am going to give you some tips for scheduling when you are growing your practice. To be honest, I had to learn these the hard way and look back wondering what the heck I was thinking!…
Closing Thought of the Week: You Find What You Look For - E5 One of my wise professors told me: We see what we look for, we look for what we know, you better know everything. You look for a yellow car, you see a yellow car. Have you ever noticed th…
Managing Your Staff: The Office Meeting - E7 Let's be honest, one of the hardest things a private practice owner has to deal with is managing staff. Despite what we may think we cannot function without our staff, so we need them to be really good a…
Myopia Management Journey - E6 Ready. Fire. Aim! This is the battle I think we all fight when we first start something new. To get good you have to get your hands dirty and that means jumping off the cliff and learning to fly on the way down. I hav…
The Cold Start: Frame Inventory Tips! - E6 Let's be honest my friends, when we get out of school we are good doctors, yeah we need a little more experience, but personally I felt confident and comfortable in the exam room. I did not, however; know …
Closing Thought of the Week: Maybe Don't Burn the Ships - E6 I am going to end your week with a little story. Let me paint you a picture here. I had just graduated and decided to start my office. I made my hires and was going to train my new staff …