Leading indicators measure behaviours your clinic can implement to achieve a goal. Effective leading indicators are actionable. On the other hand, lagging indicators are metrics reported after the event, such as monthly sales.Some examples of goals and their possible leading indicators include: Goal: Increasing revenue per patient Leading Indicators: The optometrist prescribes needs-based specific eyewear solutions to the patient Exam-room […]
How to Improve Work Efficiency with Optometric Practice Management Software
Ensuring your practice is an efficient workplace is an ongoing process that can be difficult to achieve without the proper support. With the evolution of practice management software, office efficiency has come a long way. Visual-Eyes Software offers an innovative system that can adapt to the needs of your practice, helping you streamline your office […]
How to Manage Multiple Eye Care Business Locations
Do you own multiple eye care business locations? If so, you know that managing numerous eye care practices requires efficient, streamlined, and flexible software solutions. But how do you know which practice management software to choose for your eye care business? With an abundance of practice management software options available, it is important to note […]
How to Organize Patient Charts with Software Solutions
In recent years, more and more eye care practices are embracing the use of software to handle patient chart organization. The right software solution can allow you to improve the quality of patient care you provide, reduce errors, and document information more efficiently. But how do you choose the right software for your practice? Visual-Eyes […]
Preparing for Year End Inventory
The end of the year marks the time when you typically take stock of the frames you have in your eye gallery. Visual-Eyes has some tips to make this process run smoother. Run Frame Discrepancy Reports and Tray Reports Catch and fix data entry errors ahead of time. Pre-inventory prep Clean up any frames on hold and pending warranty/part […]
How to Spot Phishing Emails
Electronic fraud, theft, and other malicious online behaviours, such as phishing, have become an increasing threat. The most common form of phishing involves emails designed to look harmless and trick you into giving up personal information. Types of Phishing Email Phishing – These are often crafted identically to company service provider emails (e.g. Netflix or PayPal), asking […]
Customize Visual-Eyes for Specialty Use
As clinics diversify into specialties (e.g. dry eye and vision therapy), Visual-Eyes can be leveraged to help keep your practice running smoothly. Multi-Booking Options – allow you to book a series of appointments efficiently. Exam Forms – can be customized to track the additional testing and other requirements. New panels have been created, and custom panels may be built to meet […]
How to Create a Strong Password
Short, simple passwords, though easy to remember, can be a liability. They are easy to guess and with password cracking programs take only seconds to get right. So what is considered a strong password? Weak Passwords Plain words (eg. “optometry” or “abc”) are easily guessed by a computer with a dictionary. Names of family and […]
Emailing from Visual-Eyes
With Visual Connect you can email invoices, prescriptions, and linked documents from within Visual-Eyes, helping to streamline communication to your patients. Templates can also be created and customized to standardize messaging, saving your practice even more time. For details on accessing and customizing this feature, read our Emailing from Visual-Eyes Guide. If you already have […]
Streamline your Exam with Shortcuts
Did you know using your mouse slows down your data entry and screen navigation speed? Keyboard shortcuts are continuously being added to Visual-Eyes to improve your exam data entry process. The newest shortcut is a bookmark feature that creates hot spots within your exam, so you can quickly jump to key areas reducing the need […]