Episode 8: Building a High-End Eye Care Practice

Learn how Steve did it & how you can start cultivating a high-end image from day 1.

Topics include picking a location, staffing the practice, and marketing tips.

Episode 7: The Nuts and Bolts of Medical Billing

Return guest Dr. Steven Nelson picks up where he left off in a previous interview, discussing the actual nuts-and-bolts of how clinicians can start billing medical visits in their own practices.

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Episode 7: The Nuts and Bolts of Medical Billing

Steven has practiced in a wide variety of settings and has been able to dramatically boost both his gross and net through these medical billing techniques.

In the second part of our interview with Gil Weber, MBA, we talk about what to do when insurers won’t negotiate with you — or even talk to you, as well as learn tips on how to prevent being locked-in to a terrible contract.

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In the second part of our interview with Gil Weber, MBA, we talk about what to do when insurers won’t negotiate with you — or even talk to you, as well as learn tips on how to prevent being locked-in to a terrible contract.

In this episode, Paul and Adam have a chat with noted consultant Gil Weber, MBA.

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In this episode, Paul and Adam have a chat with noted consultant Gil Weber, MBA.

Gil takes us through the important points to be aware of when negotiating managed care contracts with insurance companies.

Whether you are just getting started, or have been accepting plans for years, Gil’s advice can help you maximize your reimbursements and ensure that you don’t get locked into a contract that makes no sense for you or your practice. In part 1, we also review seven key points you don’t want to miss when negotiating.

In this episode, Paul and Adam have a chat with Dr. Steven Newman.

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In this episode, Paul and Adam have a chat with Dr. Steve Newman.

Dr. Newman is an OD who is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist.

At some point during their careers, many docs working commerical look to change their mode of practice. But how does one actually do it successfully?

In this two-part episode, we interview a number of clinicians who have made the switch.

In Part 2, we speak with:

“Dr. X”  — an ODwire.org Member who went from commercial to private [...]

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