To say the world has changed is an understatement, as COVID-19 has affected everyone’s life in some way. For your eye care practice, everything from invoicing to examinations may be affected, and it can be difficult to manage. Whether your clinic recently re-opened or has been operating from the start, continue reading to learn about […]
Repository Reports
Repository reports are created when we have a specific request from a clinic to access a set of data that does not already have a report. If the report may be useful to other clinics, then we place these reports in the ‘Repository’ of the Reports Application so that anyone can access them any time. There […]
Billing Best Practices
While each province in Canada has their own specific rules for handling billing claims and submissions, there are similarities that allow us to establish best practices, regardless of your province. The Billing Best Practices Guide will review: Set up Processes Creating Claims Submitting Billings Remittances Useful Billing Reports By reviewing and implementing these best practices, […]
Lens ‘Extras’ Make Pricing Orders Easier
Lens extras are additional charges from your lab (e.g. for semi-rimless lenses) that are applied to orders. Visual-Eyes has a function that allows you to enter the parameters that incur these extras charges, enabling them to be automatically added to a lens price when one of the parameters is triggered. Setting up lens extras helps ensure […]
Manage Patient Documents with Linking
The Visual-Eyes File Linking module allows for documents and files to be stored digitally in a single location for easy access from any computer. Links can be viewed one at a time, or in a multi-link view to compare documents from the same day or from one year to the next. Documents that may be linked include: […]
Join our Visual-Eyes Users Community Forum
Have you registered to access valuable resources on our website yet? Not only can you view past newsletter articles and webinars, but we now have a forum available. Join the conversation with your fellow optometrists, clinic staff, and Visual-Eyes staff to ask any questions or share ideas that would benefit everyone. The forum can be […]
Visual Care Electronic Communication Tracking
Did you know both Visual-Eyes and Visual Care have a communication tool that displays all electronic communication (e.g. email or text message) attempts? You can use the communication tab (in Visual-Eyes) or log (in Visual Care) to search for specific message types or patients, and see if a message was successfully sent and opened. Our […]
Visual-Eyes and the COVID Pandemic – Ways We Can Help Your Clinic Adapt
Visual-Eyes is here to support you and your practice. Reducing high touch point surfaces, physical distancing, and contact tracing requirements are a few changes that clinics have had to address. Below is a checklist of Visual-Eyes features to implement during COVID: Reducing Touch Points Email final prescriptions with one click from a patient’s chart. Email invoices that include pay now options. These online […]
Track your Hours with Time Clock
The time clock feature is Visual-Eyes’ solution to accurately track staff hours within a clinic. In addition to tracking staff time, the time clock allows managers to run reports using the data gathered from timesheets for payroll and management purposes. We have created a Time Clock Guide that covers how to: Clock in and clock out View […]
The Importance of Keeping Your Software Up to Date
There are multiple reasons why software updates are released and why you should keep them current. This applies equally to Windows, Visual-Eyes and any other software you might run within your clinic. Bugs/Security Exploits – Older software versions may have bugs or known security holes that could be exploited by hackers, which have since been patched. […]