Articles
ASC Management - Implementing New Technology
Getting that high-tech equipment installed and operational is no small matter. Here's how to make it go smoothly.
By MYRIAM ASSOULINE, B.SC.N., M.H.A.
Clear Cornea and Endophthalmitis
What the Moran Eye Center study revealed about the connection.
By Ophthalmology Management staff
Coding and Reimbursement - New Rules for ABNs
Medicare has finally made its own ABN form official. Here's how to use it correctly.
By Suzanne L. Corcoran, COE
Contact Lens Business - Keeping Sales In-House
You don't have to lose contact lens sales to outside vendors. An expert offers strategic advice.
By DIANE BROE, FCLSA
Dispensing Frontiers - Pick a Winning Staff
Matching jobs with personalities can help.
By LEONA MEDITZ
Enhancing Phaco
An update on some newly added, useful features.
FOCUS ON PERSONAL FINANCE - Investors Have Taken a Beating
Is it time to cut your stock losses or hold for better times ahead?
HIPAA Technology Upgrades Can Pay For Themselves
Have you considered an Internet-based Application Service Provider?
By Frank Marshall
Implementing a Strategic Plan
Creating the plan is only half the battle. Here's how to take yours from theory to reality.
By Bruce Maller
Make Better Decisions in Your Group Practice
Follow these steps to a smoother, more productive process.
By John B. Pinto
Marketing Matters - Making the Intangible Tangible
Patients need something to evaluate. Giving them the red-carpet treatment positions you for a positive review.
By Brad Ruden, M.B.A.
ON THE NET
This site offers information on degenerative retinal diseases.
Optical Industry Grinds Out A Big Change
Custom casting could change the way the whole market, including you, does business.
By Arthur De Gennaro
Practice Economics - Think Before You Hire Relatives
In most practices, nepotism sows the seeds of staff discord.
By MARK E. KROPIEWNICKI, J.D., LL.M.
Practice Watch
Tips and News You Can Use
Protect Yourself from the risks of treating other surgeons' complications.
By LOUIS PILLA, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Risk Manager - Beware of "Internet Pharmacies"
Some companies that use the Internet to sell prescription drugs may ask you to violate basic rules of medical ethics.
By JEFFREY D. WEINSTOCK, ESQ.
Spotlight - The Genetic Connection
For the first time, it's possible to identify patients at risk for different types of glaucoma using a simple, in-office test.
By Christopher Kent, Senior
Stat Tracker
The Latest Data on IOL Use
Street Sense - How to Buy at Market Bottoms
The stock market is always a risk vs. reward proposition. Use these indicators to identify safer buying opportunities.
By Jerry Helzner, contributing editor
The Right Reaction to HIPAA (Part 3 of 3)
Most of the regulations have been finalized.
By Sofia R. Plotzker, J.D., and
Top Billing
Winners of a Pinnacle Award for excellence in Medicare billing share some secrets to their success.
By Mark Packer, MD, FACS, CPI
Viewpoint
Is It Worth "Fixing" Colleagues' Patients?
You Can make Successful Hires
Use these techniques to find good employees.
By Jane T. Shuman, MSM, COT, COE, OSC