Having easy-to-access reporting and analytics on your practice's revenue cycle management activities enables you, or your biller, to have full transparency into how your practice is performing over time. Without these reports, you're unable to make data-driven decisions and see how your practice stacks up against state and national averages. Access to this information is important, but you also need to know how to understand these reports in order to make the most informed decisions.

MIPS. We know by now you've heard of it, but do you really know what it's all about and how it can affect your eyecare practice? Just when you think you understand the latest regulations and rules, something new comes out and there is a whole new set of requirements you need to get up to speed with. Today we want to share five fast facts about the MIPS program to help you better understand who needs to participate, the adjustment effects, how it's scored, and the timeline to be aware of to get started. 

Deciding to open up your own practice is a big decision. Being in healthcare makes the idea of opening and managing your own business a little less scary because the demand and need for healthcare generally exists, but knowing that about 20% of small businesses fail within their first year is a daunting number.

A happy team in your eyecare practice is going to be easily noticed by your patients. Think about when you walk into a business. It's usually pretty easy to get a sense of the vibe, culture, and happiness of the workers. But, managing a team on top of your daily responsibility of providing quality patient care can be challenging. That's why we put together a list of resources to help you tackle any existing employee management issues that could be lingering in your practice. Some you might be aware of, but others could be things that you haven't thought about that could negatively effect your team.

Your optometry software is the backbone of your eyecare practice. Almost all of your staff probably use your main software system to perform some part of their daily tasks. But what could your team and your workflow be missing if you aren't taking full advantage of the system? Could it be causing bottlenecks in the workflow? Causing staff pain points on a daily basis? Or, you just feel like your aren't getting your full worth out of the system?