Implementing any change to your optometric practice can overwhelm your staff. With some optometric practice changes, like on-boarding a new piece of optometry software, your team may feel fearful or confused as to why the change is happening.

Although the intent of the change may be to better the practice, improve efficiency, and enhance the level of patient care that you deliver, the unexpected announcement of a change in your optometric practice may result in a loss of productivity, loss of employee trust, and loss of staff.

We identify the 3 reasons why you should solicit staff buy-in when undergoing an optometry software change.

For most people, it’s the time of the year where things are slowing down a bit. However, in the eye care industry, most optometric practices are packed with patients trying to use their benefits before the end of the year. During times like these, it’s essential that you help keep your staff focused on completing their tasks and limit distractions.

The optical software landscape has been evolving for a while now. Products that were once stand-alone solutions have morphed into one complete solution to help your practice better manage the patient’s journey from check-in through check-out.

While many software vendors offer a complete practice management and EHR software, there can be confusion in understanding the exact details of what you need each one for. This post aims at eliminating that confusion by identifying what each solution is, where the solution can be used in the patient journey, and the benefits of a complete solution over traditional methods.

Are you starting a new optometry practice? Or, are you looking to make some changes in your practice to streamline your workflow? Lately, it seems like people are in a hurry. At grocery stores, new technology being is enabling shoppers to skip the checkout line altogether so customers can get what they need and move on with their day.

Communicating face-to-face with your patients is essential for strengthening relationships, improving efficiency, and getting your message across accurately. Unfortunately, in the digital age, it’s becoming more difficult to engage in face-to-face communication. This is also true in an optometric practice where the exam room is equipped with numerous digital devices that take an OD's focus off of the patient. However, using a smart EHR, you can keep your eyes on what matters most in your practice.