by Smitha Gopal | Aug 13, 2021 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Be proactive and build on trust As COVID-19 cases rise across the United States and the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread, “the fight against the pandemic is focused on an estimated 93 million people who are eligible for shots but have chosen not to...
by Smitha Gopal | Aug 6, 2021 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement, Practice Pearls, Relating to Your Patients, Technology & the Internet
When combined with regular eye exams, it can be a powerful tool for parents More than 1 million children in the U.S. aged 0 to 17 years old suffer from blindness or have vision problems, according to a recent report from the National Center for Children’s Vision and...
by Smitha Gopal | Jun 25, 2021 | Emerging Technology & Trends
The Pros and Cons of Online Practice Engagement Looking for a new gym? A good restaurant? A doctor that takes your insurance? Most people start their searches in the same place: online. A recent survey found that 93 percent of consumers used the internet to find a...
by Smitha Gopal | Jun 18, 2021 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls, Uncategorized
Some practices opt out of insurance entirely, while others reframe the conversation Judging by the number of comments on a recent post in the ODs on Facebook group, many eye doctors feel that optometry is undervalued. Patients often expect their vision plan to cover...
by Smitha Gopal | Jun 4, 2021 | Emerging Technology & Trends
Don’t assume your practice is too small to target As if 2020 wasn’t challenging enough for health care providers, cyber crimes increased at an worrisome rate. While health care data breaches have doubled since 2014, there was a 25 percent year-over-year increase in...
