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  1. Thread: NJ Opticals

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    NJ Opticals

    Just a heads up, the state board came to audit 2 Walmart Opticals. Apparently the new thing is making sure that only LICENSED opticians are the ones verifying contact lens orders when they arrive...
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    I just don't understand why I have to spend more...

    I just don't understand why I have to spend more time to click to get the benefits page. That's the info that I'm always going to need when I'm looking up member information. The new site is by far...
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    ok, magically a provider again! :nerd: just...

    ok, magically a provider again! :nerd:

    just another day in the life of an insurance provider!
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    hahahahahahaaa we're suddenly "not providers for...

    hahahahahahaaa we're suddenly "not providers for EyeMed" anymore!!

    Maybe they just solved all my problems for me!:idea:
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    We just got a fax; they gave us a "special phone...

    We just got a fax; they gave us a "special phone number for LensCrafters doctors offices" along with a form to fax to get authorizations until "the systems are back to normal."

    I'm assuming...
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    Scriptfiller, you know that you *lost* money on...

    Scriptfiller, you know that you *lost* money on that credit card refund, since the fee you incurred when you charged the order IS NOT refunded to you on the refund/credit. If it's, say $500, that...
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    The statistics say something like only 15% of...

    The statistics say something like only 15% of patients will go to a new place.

    To make it a bit different, what is the value of a chart to a corporate optical? Many patients walk in without...
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    What is the value of a chart?

    There are lots of different formulas you can use to value a practice, using gross and net incomes, etc, but what is the actual value of a chart?

    I am trying to put a value on the patient charts...
  9. Thread: 100% Crazy

    by scograd
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    The crackpot CL patients were out in force for...

    The crackpot CL patients were out in force for us.....

    Lady calls from Delaware, she's not a patient in our office. Wants us to send her 5 trials of a 2-week replacement lens until she can have...
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    Night time tint for Streff Syndrome Patient

    I have a patient with a history of Streff Syndrome (teenage female, decreased VAs, constricted VFs, color defects). She's complaining about the distance vision and glare and photophobia at night. ...
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    [quote=MarcE;259409]His badmouthing could keep 10...

    [quote=MarcE;259409]His badmouthing could keep 10 people away from your office. Anytime someone gets mad, it is an opportunity to impress. This guy is going to leave and tell his family and friends...
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    I actually really like those surveys, I get angry...

    I actually really like those surveys, I get angry when I'm turned down. I take all the money and put a bit extra down on my student loan payments. Some of the reimbursements are pretty good, and it...
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    That's what I tell my cataract patients. I...

    That's what I tell my cataract patients. I explain that they are getting glare from 2 sources, their spec lenses and their cataract. I can help to eliminate glare from the spec lenses, but not from...
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    we order from Histacount. They have better...

    we order from Histacount. They have better quality and pricing than our local place, especially since we have to use the NJ state blanks
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    I saw a patient "rewarded" for complaining the...

    I saw a patient "rewarded" for complaining the other day. 2 pairs of lens gratis, because he said the optician was "rude" when he kept complaining about why his -10.00 1.76 lenses weren't in stock...
  16. What part of "NO REFUNDS" do you not understand!!

    All right, because we've been doing farrr too many chargebacks on the credit card machine, I instituted a policy; patients are to show their insurance/ discount cards at the time of exam. We have a...
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    Quarterly CL vs piggy-backing

    All I need is a +6.50 -1.25 x 075 lens for a monovision patient. I can't find a disposable lens that comes higher than a +6.00 and he needs a bit more reading.

    So right now, I've got 2 options;...
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    Now that I'm finished throwing up in my...

    Now that I'm finished throwing up in my mouth....... Apparently LC has seen one too many presidential campaign ads. Although, maybe we should start showing this propaganda in Iraq. If it works on...
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    My favorite are the patients that have been...

    My favorite are the patients that have been wearing glasses for years. At the end of the refraction I check OU acuity. I tell the patients that they are 20/15 which is even better than 20/20. ...
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    New lows in patient behavior

    So this week has been fun!

    Monday night- had a walk-in who wanted to order contact lenses. Her outside Rx was for Acuvue Oasys, but she wanted Freshlook Colors. We told her we could only order...
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    [quote=IndianaOD;248224]It makes a difference if...

    [quote=IndianaOD;248224]It makes a difference if you want a refraction monkey or a real Doctor.

    I externed with a retinal surgeon who had this little panorama of a little monkey doctor refracting...
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    oldest pair of soft cls you have ever seen

    Had a patient come in today.....the last time he ordered his Ciba Visi lenses was 6/29/04. He wears them 5 days a week. I refit him into Biofinity. I played dumb about being still being able to...
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    I'm gonna make millions!!!!

    After I came up with this idea at 4am, I did some research. There really doesn't seem to be any online denture sales. So, why not create 1-800 Dentures??
    Sure you could argue that dentures need to...
  24. I've never seen these markings on lenses before

    A patient had glasses made in China (at least I'm pretty sure that's what he said). At the top temporal corners of the lenses in very noticable (big and deep) etching was 00+. They were...
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    What should I do??

    Husband and wife come in for full exams with CL evals using their eyemed. Both were told that they needed to return for their one week CL check. Neither comes back.....Now they want to order CLs-...
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