Hi Chip, I had my own dispensary- 15 years of hard work 60 hour weeks, missing my kids growing up, ended up in bankruptcy court. Have to say looking back over it, many factors, the great recession, and my slow response to it. A few bad decisions and poof out of business. I might at some point do it again, of course will be some time before my credit is anything other than a negative number.
I much prefered doing my own thing, and wish I still could, but right now I am stuck trying to improve my employers bottom line so I can stay gainfully employed.
I would never ask him to break the law, I think he should continue giving the rx to the patient as required. what I am looking for is some ethical, suggestions to help me get more patients into the optical.
It is not against the law for him to own a dispensary. it is however not very business savy of him to think that he can just open the doors and make money. The staff on the medical side does not in any way participate in getting patients into the dispensary, the techs, the OD the check out staff all act as if I am on some far away planet and can't even be bothered pretending to care if the patients walk with their rx or not. I just wish I could get the patients to stop in and look around, talk to me, see that our prices are pretty good and that I am a very nice, friendly talented optician that will jump through hoops to make them glasses that they are happy with. I need some creative ideas to get the patients to walk in my door and look around.
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