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22 Common Optometry Billing Questions and Answers
This is a sponsored post by Optometric Billing Consultants, a proud supporter of NewGradOptometry. 😎 Optometry billing and coding is not easy. It is one of the most challenging things to learn, for both newly graduated optometrists, along with ODs who have been in business a very long time! In …
Read More »Optometry Billing and Coding Guide
When you are getting started, optometry billing and coding is challenging. It takes time to become an expert, but starting out, just knowing the difference between routine and medical plans, what copays may be applicable to visits, or how deductibles will affect fees can help patients feel more at ease …
Read More »Things I Wish I Knew In Optometry School Before I Graduated
At a pop-up talk filmed live at Vision Expo, a group of such panelists shared their experiences and highlight things they wish they knew in optometry school before graduating. Starting a new career as a new optometry graduate can seem to be quite a formidable task; however, the experiences of …
Read More »The Easy Guide To Ontario Optometry Exam Fees
Ontario optometry exam fees were the last thing on my mind as an optometrist trained in the US and then returning to my hometown in Ontario, Canada. There was a learning curve with how to bill for eye exam services, what diagnostic codes to input after the patient’s exam, and …
Read More »The New Grad OD’s Transition from the US to Canada
As an optometry graduate from the United States, my thought was to settle down in the States and join a private practice. Moving back to Toronto has been an eye-opener with regards to the differences in the health care systems. Those studying in the States and planning to practice optometry …
Read More »How To Bring Specialty Contact Lenses to Your Optometry Practice
At Vision Expo East, Drs. Patricia Fulmer and Steven Turpin sat down to discuss how optometrists can get started with specialty contact lens services in their practices. Where would you start if you’re a practice that wants to get into fitting specialty contacts? There are plenty of manufacturers out that …
Read More »Guide to Coding and Billing in Optometry
If you are new to the world of coding and billing in Optometry, I am sure you are wondering where to begin. Unfortunately not much is covered during your years learning optometry so as soon as you graduate you have to begin catching up to your more experienced colleagues. Learning …
Read More »Medical Optometry Practice – Understanding Billing and Coding
This is a sponsored post by Optometric Billing Consultants, a supporter of NewGradOptometry & new graduate optometrists! 😎 Today more than 86% of US citizens have medical insurance including more than 50 million Medicare beneficiaries. The fastest way to grow an optometric practice is to provide comprehensive medical care for all your …
Read More »Amniotic Membranes – When To Use Them and How To Bill For Them
What is an amniotic membrane? An amniotic membrane is the inner layer of fetal membrane. The membrane has anti-inflammatory, anti-fibrotic, anti-angiogenic and anti-microbial properties. An amniotic membrane is a healthy, intact, basal membrane on which the patient’s cells are able to proliferate. It returns the ocular surface to healthy level2 What …
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