Practice Management in Optometry, Second Edition, is a refresh of the original book published in 2017. Subchapters that were outdated or redundant have been removed. The second edition includes a hardcover version along with paperback and e-book. Based on the long-running e-newsletter series, Optometric Management Tip of the Week, the book is filled with practical and innovative ideas geared toward increasing productivity and profitability. Written by an optometrist who actually founded, owned, managed and treated patients in private practice for over 30 years, this book rings true to other ODs in the trenches! Author Neil Gailmard, OD, MBA, FAAO has a knack for simplifying and communicating concepts so they make sense. In addition to his main career as a clinical optometrist, Dr. Gailmard served as a professor at Illinois College of Optometry, a lecturer at major eye care conferences, a writer in professional publications and a consultant to optometrists and the optical industry. If you own an optometric practice, or hope to someday, this book will lead you up the pathway to success.The paperback edition is 741 pages and the hardcover version is 548 pages because the paper sizes are different. The book is organized into 20 chapters: Starting and Organizing a Practice / Office Design / Instrumentation / Strategic Planning / Organizational Behavior / Human Resource Management / Office Managers / Staff Training and Meetings / Customer Service / Practice Marketing / Recall and Reactivation / Business Operations / Managed Care / Clinical Efficiency and Delegation / The Medical Model / Contact Lens Practice / Optical Dispensing / Associate Optometrists / Practice Finance and Metrics / The CEO Model.

Count on this complete guide to setting up and managing an optometric practice! Business Aspects of Optometry covers everything related to the business side of a practice — such as selecting a location and staff, equipping the office, office administration and personnel management, marketing, options for a specialty practice, controlling costs, billing and reimbursement, risk management, and financial planning. To succeed in practice, this is the one resource you need! - Unique! Expert authors are practice management educators who teach the course in optometry schools. - A logical organization makes it easy to find practical information on managing your own practice or purchasing your own practice. - Coverage of different types of ownership includes self-employment, individual proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. - Coverage of cost control issues compares the selection and use of an optical laboratory versus an in-house finishing lab. - Risk management and insurance coverage provides an overview of personal, life, liability, and disability insurance. - Coverage of financial planning and tax reporting discusses topics including IRAs, retirement plans, estate planning, and personal and business tax issues. - Bulleted lists, tables, figures, and boxes help you locate valuable information quickly. - Checklists provide a logical progression in completing tasks. NEW chapters expand the book's scope of coverage, and include these topics: - Personal and professional goal setting - Resumes and interviews - Debt management - Principles of practice transfer - Ethics - Quality assurance - Specialty practice - Vision rehabilitation - Coding and billing - Financial decision making - Exit strategies

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The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.

Fueled by the popular and rapidly growing ODsonFinance Facebook community of Optometrists and companion website, Co-founders Drs. Dat Bui and Aaron Neufeld created this comprehensive blueprint on techniques to overcome financial obstacles facing optometry students, residents, practicing doctors and other high-earning professionals. This book strives to teach both young and experienced optometrists financial topics that were never taught in school, ranging from strategies on how to use a high-income salary to attack massive student debt, budgeting and saving for retirement, avoiding predatory advice from financial advisers, using tax strategies to save money, creating passive income, stepping into private practice ownership and how to build wealth through long-term investing in an ever-changing optometric world. Clinical anecdotes and straightforward advice will keep students and new graduates entertained page after page while teaching important financial lessons to avoid potential pitfalls. This Book will cover topics such as: The harsh reality of Optometry and finding the right optometric career for you How to save money while in school and ways to attack student debt How to save for retirement and build wealth for the future through investing and real estate Practice ownership and creating a profitable practice Insurance and tax strategies, and when to hire professional help How to create your own side hustle Praise for the The Optometrist's Guide to Financial Freedom: "This is it! The guide that every single optometrist should be reading! Why weren't we taught this in school?" -Dr. Angela Wong O.D "An amazing high-yielding personal finance guide for doctors and other high earning professionals! Very practical and straight to the point." -Dr. Andy Vu D.D.S. "I've been following Dr. Dat and Dr. Aaron online for a while now, and I couldn't wait to pick up their new book! The financial advice they give is very practical and easy to follow. This is a must-read for any health care professional who wants to manage their money more efficiently. Highly recommended!" -Dr. Austin Ofreneo, O.D. "The ODsonFinance guys have done a great job in teaching young doctors how to tackle the unique financial issues that plague physicians! I felt so lost and helpless before I read this and now this book is a guiding light for my future wealth-building." -Dr. Rose Wei M.D.

For the past 50 years, the Occupational Outlook Handbook has been the most widely used and trusted source of occupational information -- anywhere! JIST's edition is a complete reprint of the original!