Business aspects of optometry

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 youneed! INDICE: Section 1: Preparing for your Professional CareerState of the ProfessionPersonal and Professional Goal SettingOwnership (Self-Employment)EmploymentResumes and InterviewsDebt ManagementPrinciples of NegotiationSection 2: Purchasing a PracticeValuation and Purchase of an Eyecare PracticePrinciples of Practice TransferSection 3: Developing a Business Plan: New Practice, Expansion and AcquisitionDeciding Where to PracticeElements of an Office Business Plan, Practice Financing and Obtaining a Business LoanUnderstanding Premises LeasesOffice DesignInstrumentation and EquipmentControlling Cost of GoodsSection 4:Office Administration and Human Resource IssuesOffice Organization, Structureand SystemsHuman Resources: Hiring and Training Office StaffHuman Resources: Managing and Motivating Office StaffHuman Resources: Evaluating, Managing and Dismissing Office StaffComputer Business Systems and Internet ResourcesRecall SystemsSection 5: Practice AdministrationEthics in Optometric PracticeProfessional Liability Insurance and Risk ManagementQuality AssuranceInsurancePatient CommunicationMarketing: External and InternalSection 6: Evaluation and Management of Specialty ServicesOphthalmic DispensingSpecialty PracticeContact Lens Specialty PracticeBinocular Vision and Vision Therapy Specialty PracticeInterprofessional RelationsSection 7: Financial AspectsFees, Credit and Collections Managed Care, Audits and Third Party ReimbursementCoding and BillingAnalysis ofPractice Economics and GrowthFinancial and Estate PlanningFinancial Decision MakingTaxes Exit Strategies

• ISBN: 978-1-4377-1586-6
• Editorial: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 544
• Fecha Publicación: 18/02/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés