This came across our google alerts - Vt. office manager pleads guilty to taking $360000 The Republic AP BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The former office manager of a Vermont optometrist has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for stealing about $360000 from her boss. Court documents say Linda Belval worked for David Garbutt for nearly 25 … [Read more...]
I was sad to read about the passing of Vidal Sassoon this week. I admired the man and his work from the age of 13 when I first got my hair cut at the Vidal Sassoon Academy in London. Sassoon's styles became "emblematic of freedom and good health". Many years later, just by coincidence I worked for Vidal Sassoon, Inc. in marketing. Our famous … [Read more...]
Interesting video about a half hour on what motivates you, besides the basic human needs. This lively RSAnimate, adapted from Dan Pink's talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace. www.theRSA.org Listening to this can not only help you define what motivates you, but what can … [Read more...]
Are you accessible to your patients as often as you should be? Would it be nice to have a little help at the front desk with reminder and recovery calls? Or extra assistance with inbound calls so that you can get more hands on time with your patients, optimizing time to build valuable relationships that create consistent customers? Sounds too good … [Read more...]
Last summer, I had a discussion with an OD on his staff personal frame policy. His policy was all personal frames had to be approved first and paid for in advance and no discount for friends and families. The problem was his ex-wife that worked at the office, took advantage of him and was constantly ordering personal frames for her husband and … [Read more...]
Sounds strange at first glance doesn't it? I read a blog post today on mycreativeteam.com that got me thinking about how we communicate with employees. More than likely you spend many tens of thousands of dollars and for some of you hundreds of thousands of dollars every year advertising to your current and prospective patients/customers. How much … [Read more...]
A recent study by conducted by recruiting platform Jobvite suggests that companies are now using social media to find and recruit potential employees. 90% of US-based companies are planning to use social networking to find job vacancies, an increase of 7% from last year’s figures. Two-thirds of the companies surveyed reported that they were … [Read more...]
As most of you are aware, many of the key industry partners have experienced challenges related to the 5010 conversion. Those challenges range from payers unable to accept 5010 transactions to concerns involving the effective processing of 5010 transactions and lastly the distributions of claims status reports. These issues are compounded by … [Read more...]
Yikes, I just had to pay a big tax estimate for 2011 and first quarter 2012. My fault as I did not get tax return info to my tax accountant on time and I should have budgeted ahead so there were no surprises. You would think that as I post these alerts I would be on top of it. I am glad I use Paychex for employee payroll, it helps to make sure that … [Read more...]
Thank you to Audrey Pavia of Tura Eyewear and The Optical Women's Association for this eyeHow - Increasing Motivation It's hard for self-motivated beings to understand how others are not self-motivated. The truth is self-motivation is clearly a personality trait and based on one's personal life experiences and unique predispositions everyone … [Read more...]
Overcome with information on what you should do first. Take some advice from the VisionWeb's blog, who breaks it down into a simple TO DO List. 'Increasing efficiency and boosting profits are the biggest goals for any business. Have you made an action plan to achieve your goals, or is your eyecare practice expecting everything to just fall … [Read more...]
Reading Dan's post yesterday on Great Artists Steal , I was reminded of a little story I would like to share. Back in the days when a fax machine was considered a technological marvel, I worked for a little company called Marchon (over 25 years ago). I still remember the sales meeting where Al Berg gave his closing speech on being the best you can … [Read more...]
I'm a big fan of the television program Project Runway, so of course I'm watching Project Runway All Stars. At first I was disappointed that Tim Gunn, who usually acts as mentor to the designer/contestants, would not be taking part in this edition of the series, but I've really come to like and appreciate Joanna Coles, Editor-in-Chief of the U.S. … [Read more...]
eye gotta tell ya, we love VisionWeb. They just published their first ebook on Claim Filing: Fantasy vs Fact. It is easy reading, fun and chock full of good advice. Check it out and download here We also recommend, that you keep this on file for any new billers and coders. A brief example … [Read more...]
None of us like dealing with tax issues let alone paying them but we have to so might as well get on with it! Optical business owners should have already provided employees with their copies of Form W-2 for 2011. Here are some other important dates for the first quarter 2012 Tax Calendar: February 28: The government’s copy of Form 1099 series … [Read more...]
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