Running your eye care practice is a two-way street—patients need you, and you need them. But more than that, you need patients to fill your schedule and you want them to keep coming back. When your patients are not returning, you might think that your practice is doing something wrong. Here are 10 practical ways […]
Category: Management
Avoid Waiting with Planned Support
There are two basic types of support. 1. UnplannedThis is where something unexpected happens and you need help in order to get it resolved. In these cases, support is only a phone call or email away. 2. Planned (e.g. inventory or equipment upgrades)This occurs when you know you will need support and the call can be scheduled for a future date/time. […]
How to Avoid Data Entry Errors in Your Eye Care Practice
If your practice relies solely on manual data entry, there are bound to be human errors. These errors can be costly and make a severe impact on your practice. Whether you are entering data for an invoice or a schedule, it is crucial to limit the number of data errors that occur. Taking the proper […]
Tasks to Streamline Visual-Eyes
Do you have an eager team member looking for ways to help your clinic? We have compiled a list of tasks that can be worked on during a clinic’s downtime to help further streamline Visual-Eyes in your practice. Some of these ideas include: Implementing and customizing Integrated Lens Ordering Setting up Visual Care templates Implementing […]
How to Choose an Electronic Medical Records (EMR/EHR) Software
Everyone would like more efficiency at the office. An effective electronic medical records / electronic health records (EMR / EHR) software will help you save time and get back to what you do best—taking care of your patients. What should you look for in an EMR software? Many people would say ease of use and […]
Visual-Eyes Support Services
At Visual-Eyes, we focus on helping you, our customers and simplifying your day to day activities. Our dedicated support team is here to assist with items including: Visual-Eyes maintenance and updates 24 hour emergency support General Visual-Eyes questions Equipment integration Minor report updates such as address changes We have a number of training resources available […]
5 Tips for Managing Your Eye Care Practice During COVID
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 […]