Attesting to Meaningful Use: Getting Paid to Improve Patient Care

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Webmaster

Implementing a certified electronic health record (EHR) for meaningful use has raised the level of attention to detail of my staff and myself because we now have to document specific criteria for every patient. This enforces a consistently high level of care from one patient to the next. We have noticed better recordkeeping in such areas as patient demographics, correspondence, and referring doctors. All of these improvements took shape without our having to drastically change how we use OfficeMate and ExamWRITER.

Filed under: HITECH, meaningful use, testimonials | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Attesting to Meaningful Use: Another Success Story

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Webmaster

Many optometrists don’t believe they can qualify for stimulus money

Filed under: healthcare reform, HITECH, meaningful use | Tagged: , , , | 2 Comments »

Establishing High Standards of Service

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Webmaster

High levels of customer service are essential successfully operating a practice in today’s eyecare industry. To ensure first-class customer service, you must establish a written mission statement and job descriptions for every position with your practice.

Filed under: best practices | Tagged: | Leave a Comment »

Attesting to Meaningful Use: A Success Story

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Webmaster

Although we have used OfficeMate/ExamWRITER for many years, the first couple of weeks were a learning experience for my staff and me. Due to the requirements of the MU objectives, we needed to make a point of more carefully documenting our interactions with the patients in OfficeMate and ExamWRITER to ensure that we were meeting the MU Objectives. Thankfully, the fields were clearly identified throughout the program, which made the process easy and straightforward.

Filed under: HITECH, meaningful use, stimulus money, testimonials, Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Growing Your Practice: Price-Point Promotions

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Webmaster

You see them everywhere—in newspapers, TV commercials, and direct mail. The major retail chains offer price-point promotions almost constantly—“two pairs for 69.99,” “buy one, get the second pair free.” These types of promotions are employed so frequently because they work!

Filed under: Eyefinity, Eyewear Promotions, Uncategorized | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.