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I am personally excited to announce this partnership since ocular disease has always been a passion of mine. While optometrists need to be financially-educated, they also need to be clinically-knowledgeable to be efficient in providing the best patient care. Hence why I created ODClinicals.com a year ago. It was a great but very basic website filled with clinical tools from ocular disease to CL parameters that over 4,000+ doctors use on a daily basis.
But there was always something missing, and that something was EyeDock, a well-known online clinical tool that was created in 2002 by full-stack developer extraordinaire, Dr. Todd Zarwell O.D. So with the merging of our two companies, Todd & Dat can have the necessary resources & man-power to take EyeDock to a higher level, to really make every single doctor exceptional clinicians. So is our gift to our optometry profession:
- ✅ Fully Mobile UI/UX design, comprehensive database, updated daily
- ✅ Register for EyeDock FREE to get access to basic contact lens, medicine, ocular diagram, references & basic vertex calculator
- ✅ Upgrade to EyeDock PRO $15/month to get full access to comprehensive ocular disease/treatment, ICD-10, advanced calculators/tools and new features.
- ✅ No Long-term Contract, Cancel Anytime, Free Account Setup.
ODs on Finance Member PROMO:
- Free 4-Years EyeDock PRO for optometry students during school
- Free 1-Month EyeDock PRO for practicing doctors
Todd and myself sincerely plan to invest more future resources back into EyeDock to make the best optometric clinical tool in the world! So please give us feedback as you navigate the site!
We are excited to negotiate all these limited time, lowest rate & member-only exclusive promo for our community! But wait, there's more! If you're planning on attending Vision Expo East , you won't want to miss the chance to swing by the booth and demo some of the incredible equipment on display.
And as a special bonus, we're offering all of our community members a special ODoF Code that will get you an even bigger discount on top of the already amazing trade-show pricing.
Maximizing Optometry Billing: A Comprehensive Overview
In the 2hours session, Stephanie Woo of Woo U will walk us step by step through various billing scenarios with multiple VCPs & medical plans. We will explore the key strategies and techniques to maximize your optometry billing and improve revenue. Our expert speaker will provide insights on how to avoid common billing mistakes, streamline your billing process, and negotiate with insurance companies for maximum reimbursement. By the end of the session, you will have a clear understanding of how to improve your optometry billing and increase your practice's bottom line. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from a seasoned professional and take your optometry billing to the next level. Register now and join us for an informative and engaging session on maximizing optometry billing.
✅ Step by step guide With various billing scenarios
✅ Key strategies and techniques to maximize your optometry billing and improve revenue
✅ Learn from a seasoned professional and take your optometry billing to the next level
ODs on Finance Member Rate: FREE | Recording will be only be available to registrants for 2 weeks
For the final part of our series, we will hear from an owner that has grown his brand to encompass 12 high grossing private practice locations. Strategies on initial scaling as well as multi location management will be explored. Additionally, insight will be given on how to keep net revenue high through balance of overhead and the avoidance of “robbing Peter to pay Paul.” Marketing, staffing/HR and cash flow will also be discussed. Ryan will go over strategies they use to:
✅ Initial Scaling Strategies
✅ Multi Location Management
✅ Marketing, Staffing/HR + Cash Flow
ODs on Finance Member Rate: FREE | Recording will be only be available to registrants for 2 weeks
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