Yearly Archives: 2017
Two Practices Under One Roof
During the middle of July 2017, Anna Lammers, OD, FAAO, and Amy Mummert, OD, relocated from the east side of Traverse City, Michigan, to an ideal location in the center of town on a busy main street.
POP-UP POLL: Polls on Goals – RESULTS
Never Let Go of Your Dream
By Erin Pitts, OD—Once you’re bitten by the bug to start your own practice that idea and determination never completely goes away.
Your Next Hire Might Be One of 50 Million Millennials Already in the Workforce
Carole Burns, OD, FCOVD, realized the need to retool the office culture if it was going to be the kind of place to retain millennial employees.
Negotiating From a Position of Strength
When Naheed Ahmad, OD, completed her optometry degree at the University of Waterloo in Canada, the push to go into an independent private practice was strong.
From Zero to 10,000 in Seven Years
Janelle Davison, OD, planned to open her own practice five years out of school, but she accomplished this goal in four years in 2010.
Why Let Your Patients Leave Confused and Symptomatic?
Susan Mozayani, OD, says that she’s hearing more complaints of symptoms of dry eye at Marin Eye Care, her practice in Novato, California.
Racing the Hurricane Toward the Finish Line
At the end of August, Erin Pitts, OD, and her husband were feverishly working to finish work at Eyes on Cypress, her brand new office in Cypress, Texas.
Efficiency, Wow Factor and Increased Revenues Are Benefits of Technology
When Monica Allison, OD, was a captain in the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the “summer surge” was intense.
Engaging With Patients Requires Continuous Contact Throughout the Year
In the early days of 2013, when Larah Alami, OD, FAAO, and her business partner opened Hudson River Eye Care, they didn’t need a recall system; all their patients were new to them that first year.
