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Associations
American Academy of Ophthalmology – http://www.aao.org
American Optometric Association - www.aoa.org/
American Public Health Association - Vision Care Section - www.apha.org
Contact Lens Council – http://mycontactlenses.org
The Vision Council - www.thevisioncouncil.org

Manufacturing Companies/Vision Care Industry
Access Media Group - www.allaboutvision.com
Alcon Labs - www.alcon.com
Allergan - http://www.allergan.com/
AMO/Abbott Medical Optics - http://www.amo-inc.com
Bausch & Lomb - http://www.bausch.com/en_US/default.aspx
Carl Zeiss Vision - http://www.vision.zeiss.com/
CIBA VISION - http://www.cibavision.com/
Cooper Vision - http://www.coopervision.com/
Costa Del Mar - http://www.costadelmar.com/
Essilor - http://www.thinkaboutyoureyes.com/
Eyemaginations - http://www.eyemaginations.com/
FGX International - http://www.fgxi.com/
Genentech - http://www.gene.com/gene/index.jsp
Hoya Vision – www.hoyavision.com
iPORT MEDIA - http://www.iportmedia.com/
Johnson & Johnson - http://www.jnj.com/connect/
Marchon - http://www.marchon.com/
Optos - http://www.optos.com/us/
Pfizer - http://www.pfizer.com/home/
SoloHealth - http://www.solo-health.com/
Transitions Optical - http://en-us.transitions.com/
Vision-Ease - http://www.vision-ease.com/
Viva - http://www.vivagroup.com/
Walman Optical - http://www.walman.com/
Younger Optics - http://www.youngeroptics.com/

Non-Profits & Government Agencies
AMD Alliance International - http://www.amdalliance.org/
American Glaucoma Society - http://www.glaucomaweb.org/
Centers for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.gov
Essilor Vision Foundation - http://essilorvisionfoundation.org/
Helen Keller International - http://www.hki.org/
Lighthouse International - http://www.lighthouse.org/
Lions Clubs International - http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/index.php
Macular Degeneration Foundation - http://www.eyesight.org/
Macular Degeneration Partnership - http://www.amd.org/
National Coalition for Vision Health - http://www.visionhealth.ca/
OneSight - http://www.onesight.org
National Eye Health Education Program - http://www.nei.nih.gov/NEHEP/
Prevent Blindness America - http://www.preventblindness.org/
The Glaucoma Foundation - http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/

Vision Care Plans
Advantica Eyecare - http://www.advanticaeyecare.com/
AlwaysCare Benefits - http://www.alwayscarebenefits.com/
Avesis - http://www.avesis.com/
Block Vision - http://www.blockvision.com/
Davis Vision - http://idoc.davisvision.com/
Doral Vision - http://www.vision.doralusa.com/
Eyecare Centers of America - http://www.ecca.com/
EyeMed Vision Care - http://www.eyemedvisioncare.com
FirstSight Vision Services - http://www.firstsightvision.net/
Kaiser Permanente - https:kaiserpermanente.org
MESVision - https://www.mesvision.com
New Benefits - http://www.newbenefits.com/
National Vision, Inc - http://www.nationalvision.com/
Opticare Managed Vision - http://www.opticare.com/
Optum Health - http://www.optumhealth.com/
Spectera - https://www.spectera.com/
Superior Vision - http://www.superiorvision.com/
Vision Benefits of America - http://www.visionbenefits.com/
VSP - http://www.vsp.com/
WellPoint - http://www.wellpoint.com/

Resources for O.D.s from O.D.s:

The following is a list of coding for After Hours Emergencies
99050 After hours $65 extra to 99000 codes
99052 After hours from 10PM to 8 AM $100 extra to 99000 codes-DELETED
99053 After hours from 10PM to 8 AM
99054 After hours on holidays $125 extra to 99000 codes-DELETED
99058 Emergency service disrupting normal schedule $30 extra to 99000 codes

Coding, Billing and Insurance Resources
•http://www.corcoranccg.com
•http://www.eyecoderight.com
•http://www.reimbursementplus.com
•http://www.eyecodingforfree.com

Communication to Patients
For $150 a month www.websystems2.com allows you to provide any information you want to communicate to patients; email blast, newsletters, etc.

Data Back-up and Support
•http://www.datahealth.net Costs $20 to $30 a month. Once or twice a day they will back up your data. They have three levels of service.
•RMT Technologies is another data back-up system
•Document backup system is http://www.carbonite.com
•http://www.gotomypc.com gives you access to your computer from anywhere.

Emergency Planning
•http://www.active-insights.com has Marty Kuritz's book entitled The Beneficiary Book

FLAIR Integration on Email Exchange
•www.eyecom2.com Contact Floyd Webb at 1800-788-3356 ext 7200
•One member suggests Eyecom3 saying “I think you should look at Eyecom3. I've been using the program for over 1-2 years. They are now WEB BASED, this eliminates any issues with hardware, backups and updates. In fact we don't have any computer tech dudes to pay anymore, because it's all WEB BASED, no need for servers, backups etc. They integrate with optos, and I believe they will be with all technical equipment because of the web based data base.”

Facilities Supplies
•Aroma "blowers" from www.ballardairfreshner.com .

Facilities Design
•Several docs have said they prefer Larry Funston OADBE over Carol Wright for optical design.
•Building design www.Eyedesigns.com.

Frames and Sunglasses
•Current "hip" sunglasses: "Ed Hardy". Ed Hardy is a famous tattoo artist. His T-shirts are sold at Dillard's.

Hiring and Recruiting Staff
•The book: You Are Not The Employee I Thought I Hired.
•Use www.ihireoptometry.com to search for opticians and ODs.
•Looking for OD's or other staff, www.optometrycareers.com. Look at www.jobbing.com for posting jobs and recruiting.
•Testing job applicants on basic skills and competency. The company is called Industrial Psychology international Ltd. http://www.testpublishers.org/Services/IndustrialPsychology.htm

In-House Patient Education
•For vendor $$ on educational videos for patients explore www.iportmedia.com. They also help purchase flat screens.
•www.eyemaginations.com
•Information on eyes for office TVs, www.allabouteyes.com

Monitoring and Screening Staff Performance
•If you want to do secret phone screenings on your staff's compliance to scripts, etc. consider www.localeyecare.com.

Paging Systems
•PC paging system HMEwireless.com Carol Collins 800-919-9903 (Bob Layman) 866-611-4202
•Long Range Systems for a computer based paging system www.pager.net
•Based paging system: Expeditor systems with lighting systems based paging system www.expeditor.com. Another option is comlite.
•Outlook Messenger for internal communications; Google it for a variety of options.

Recall and Reminder Systems
•www.4patientcare.com makes reminder calls with a live voice. The system interfaces with your computer for open scheduling slits. It provides daily computer reports.

Staff Training
•www.eyeimaginations.com has a training component for staff.
•http://www.eyedock.com/ has optometric tools for training staff.
•Professional Vision Group www.provisiongroup.com has a host of training and consulting services for docs in SE US.
 

Time Clocks
•Time clocks for employees: www.econsoft.com, http://www.redcort.com/timeclock.html, and www.compulink.com has time clocks built into the software.
•Time clocks try www.timeclockplus.com.

Vitamins
•http://www.nordicnaturals.com/ vitamins and supplements. Ken Young recommends 2000 mg fish oil for preventive and 4000 mg for restoration purposes (it even helps with arthritis).
•Lutein, Mesozeathanin, and Zeathanin are important ingredients to prevent Macular Degeneration.

Websites
•www.eycarepro.com and www.websiteoptimization.com.
•Daniel Rothstein is at www.evecarepro.com. I did not find web related issues at www.eyecarepro.com but maybe they are on www.websiteoptimization.com. They host Deb and Stacy's web site. www.weboptimization.com sends monthly reports on your number of web hits and which key words generated how many hits. 
•www.statcounter.com reports hits, key word, and where the person lives 
•www.networksolutions.com keywords researched on top eye care providers with websites in your community.
•www.googleanalytics.com having video and having advertising with Google helps you move up on the list. Also provides number of clicks per day on your site!
•www.animoto.com allows you to install slides on the intro of your website.