In this show, private practitioner Dr. Dan Dieterichs stops by to talk to us about reducing costs of goods sold in the optical.
We explore “Dental Envy“, Independent Practitioner Associations, and talk about the new SmartOD.com, and how buying frames factory-direct can lower the cost of goods in your optical.
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Dr. Richard Hom — an ODwire.org regular and the National Optometric Director at WellPoint — stops by to talk with Paul and Adam about the importance of ODs coordinating with other healthcare providers and sharing information in order to improve outcomes and efficiency.
He also talks about what he’s working on at Blue View Vision, including software initiatives that help with the two-way flow of information to and from your office & the offices of other care providers. (spoiler alert: you may already be using some of his work in your office!
Feel free to ask Richard follow-up questions in this thread.
Our thanks to Anthem/Blue View Vision for giving us the opportunity to talk to Richard about his work!
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On this episode of ODwire.org Radio, we interview long-time ODwire.org sponsor & Truly360 President Matthew Focht about using the NEW Truly360 Google Interactive Tours to differentiate your practice & give you an edge among people searching for ODs.
We learn:
If you’ve got an office that you’re proud of, you owe it to yourself listen to the show & learn about this new product.
Truly360 offer
Hey, it wouldn’t be an ODwire.org Radio show without a deal for you…
Google Interactive Tours can cost $1000 or more to create and manage. However, if you use Tru for your credit card processing, Tru will pick up nearly the entire tab, dropping the charge to $39!
Learn more by listening to the show, or get more information from Truly360.
Any questions? Just post in this thread..
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Frequent ODwire.org contributor Dr. Richard Frankel discusses how ODs can profit from the Affordable Care Act, and the nuts-and-bolts of joining an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), which is a critical program for expanding your patient base & ensuring you won’t be left behind.
*** IMPORTANT: The deadline for clinicians joining an ACO & participating in 2015 is August 17, 2014. You need to hurry up & get the process started to avoid being left out.
Listen to the radio show for instructions on how to get started & read the discussion thread.
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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. John Rumpakis to discuss the economics of PROKERA®, a biologic corneal bandage composed of preserved amniotic membrane tissue.
Importantly, we’ll learn how to properly bill & code when using this product with your patients.
And if you missed our previous radio show about the clinical aspects of PROKERA®, you can catch it here.
Dr. Rumpakis will be available to take questions in this thread, so fire away!
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In this episode, Adam & Paul talk to Tom Baker, Business Development Manager at Wells Fargo Practice Finance.
Tom has worked with hundreds of practices over the past several decades, and answers questions about how you assess your readiness to dive into your own practice, and the key issues you must address before trying.
Ask Tom any follow-up questions in this thread!
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In this episode, Adam & Paul continue their conversation with Tom Baker, Business Development Manager at Wells Fargo Practice Finance.
When starting a new practice, you need help — and lots of it!
Professionals such as: Lenders, Attorneys, Accountants, Insurance brokers (… and more) are critical to getting your practice off the ground.
We discuss how to assemble your professional team with Tom, and give you tips for finding the right folks.
Ask Tom any follow-up questions in this thread!
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In this ODwire.org Radio Show, we interview Dr. Faive Kovalis, the founder of SmartOD.com.
The company provides an online site for eye care professionals to directly order frames and lenses WITHOUT the need for sales rep visits or ‘boots on the ground’. This removes a great deal of cost.
Using Zappos as a model, docs can go to the SmartOD.com web site, order product that they want to evaluate, and return any product they don’t want in a pre-paid box.
We get into:
If you have any questions for Dr. Kovalis, please post them here!
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Fewer than 5% of optometric practices ever get past the $1 million dollar a year revenue landmark.
Indeed, according to Dr. Jerry Hayes in his book, getting past the $900k barrier is one of the most daunting challenges a practitioner faces.
The Challenge:
How can a solo practitioner, in practice for 30 years with mostly static growth, ramp up his practice to crack the $1MM barrier?
In this on-the-road episode of ODwire.org Radio, we take a trip to Jacksonville, FL to speak with Dr. Kevin Henne and Dr. Tim Petito.
We first talk to Dr. Henne about how he’s transformed his “mature” practice to accelerate its growth in an attempt to crack the million-dollar revenue barrier.
We specifically cover:
Dr. Petito also tells us about his practice which is demographically very different from Dr. Henne’s (ie, more elderly), but still benefitted from new technology.
Dr. Henne and Dr. Petito can take your questions in this thread.
(Thanks to Marco for inviting me into their corporate HQ and providing us with a nice quiet space for us to record the interview! I confess that I totally littered their place with cables, microphones, etc… and I didn’t even have Paul around to blame!)
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The SpecialEyes 54 Multifocal is a custom soft contact lens option for your presbyopic patients. It is unique in that you can custom tailor the optics to each patient’s individual pupil size via the SpecialEyes Multifocal Simulator.
In this fun ODwire.org Radio show, Drs. Matthew Lampa and Moshe Schwartz discuss both the clinical and practice-building aspects of this lens.
We get into:
Thanks again to SpecialEyes for being a site sponsor — their support is appreciated!
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