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Hiring an associate OD - why, when, and how

Hiring an associate OD - why, when, and how

Many eye care practices reach a point where the schedule is so packed that coming up for air to work on the business is impossible because all your energy is spent working in the practice. This has become something of a trope in eye care conversations everywhere, but how do you address that problem?

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Seven success strategies for your eye care practice

Growing into and maintaining a successful optometric practice is much more complex than simply finding and taking care of patients.

8 eye care marketing ideas to light up your practice this holiday season!

'Tis the season to sleigh the competition and spread some holiday cheer at your practice! Check out these eight simple marketing ideas to glow-up your practice like Rudolph's nose

Streamline your vision insurance patient intake with Universal Search by Anagram

We're thrilled to introduce our newest technology solution: Universal Search. This addition to Anagram's already robust vision insurance toolkit allows your practice to find patient benefits by searching every vision plan, whether in network or out, all at once.

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3 key phases in optometry practice acquisition

Medical practices changing ownership is not a new phenomenon, and certainly not in eyecare.

Spyglass Spotlight #6 | Using the 30-60-90 method to ensure new hire success

Let's talk through how you fully leverage the first 90 days of your new hire's employment as an opportunity and open the door to future success for your practice.

Optimizing outcomes for your patient and practice with Direct Care

Direct Care is a model designed such that your staff and patients experience what healthcare is supposed to be about and to strengthen the relationships between doctor, practice, and patient in a way that establishes trust.

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Being an Open Access provider + View All

The four primary ways to work with vision insurance

In-network, out of network, opt-out, Open Access - as an eye care professional, one of the most important decisions you'll have to make for your practice lies not in whether or not to participate in vision plans, but how you choose to do that.

Unplugging from vision plans with ODs on Finance

Watch as we discuss the problem with vision plans, how to drop them and how you can guarantee success out-of-network.

3 ways to submit out-of-network vision claims

How do eye care providers handle out-of-network claims? We take a look at three different approaches to out-of-network claim submission.

Practice Management + View All

Seven success strategies for your eye care practice

Growing into and maintaining a successful optometric practice is much more complex than simply finding and taking care of patients.

Hiring an associate OD - why, when, and how

Many eye care practices reach a point where the schedule is so packed that coming up for air to work on the business is impossible because all your energy is spent working in the practice. This has become something of a trope in eye care conversations everywhere, but how do you address that problem?

Spyglass Spotlight #7 | How retention, motivation, and business agility lead to a winning team

Throughout Spyglass Spotlight, we’ve been using sports metaphors to help illustrate team building and development. Let’s take that a step further and think of individual members of your eyecare team as (hopefully) elite athletes.

Lens Comparisons + View All

ZEISS vs. Varilux progressive lenses

Interested in selling independent eyewear such as ZEISS? We can help you get started by providing comparisons to common good, better, best Varilux progressive lenses.

Comparing Varilux vs. Hoya progressive lenses

Planning on escaping the eyewear monopoly? Hoya offers lenses that can help you do it. Here are how they compare with Varilux progressive lenswear.

Comparing Varilux and Shamir progressive lenses

Eyewear is eye care. As an eye care professional you need to ensure each patient has lenses that fit their unique needs. How do Shamir and Varilux stack up?

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Consumers are different now. Are you ready?

We are living in interesting times to say the least: inflation, economic downturns, global unrest, social media and all that has come with it. So much has changed in the world over the last 16 years since I graduated from ICO.

How to create loyalty through the convenience of Tele-optometry

Eye care was already going through major shifts with regard to access to care long before anyone had even heard of Covid-19 or its variants and like lots of other things, the pandemic caused many to rethink how access to care can work.

Dry eye journey - the launch

So you've decided to start your dry eye practice - congratulations! It takes time, deliberation, and a fair amount of courage to get this far.

Independent Eye Care + View All

3 key phases in optometry practice acquisition

Medical practices changing ownership is not a new phenomenon, and certainly not in eyecare.

Grow your thriving interdisciplinary eye care practice for Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, and Opticians

The optical industry has undergone significant changes in recent years in general and more specifically in the MD/OD space.

Seven strategies for building your more independent practice

Our goal at Spyglass is to help eye care providers gain or reclaim their independence in practice. We work to provide education that allows you to have greater control over your professional decisions, expand your patient base, and establish yourself as a leader in the field.

Industry Updates + View All

What it means: HMSA drops vision plan and brings EyeMed to Hawaii

HMSA is dropping its vision plan in favor of EyeMed. What does HMSA bringing in an outside vision plan mean for your practice and your patients?

Diversity in optometric care: Striving toward equitable eyecare

In order to improve diversity in optometry, we should focus on serving underrepresented areas, and new optometrists can help lead the charge.

Marketing + View All

8 eye care marketing ideas to light up your practice this holiday season!

'Tis the season to sleigh the competition and spread some holiday cheer at your practice! Check out these eight simple marketing ideas to glow-up your practice like Rudolph's nose

Evaluating your online presence

Having the right tools available to your prospective customers tells them that your office is modern, convenient, and concerned with their experience before they even have to call your office.

Patients need sunwear and want style - here’s how you deliver both

What small changes can you make to your marketing, social media, and practice operating procedures to change the situation from an opportunity to a profit center?

Prosper + View All

5 ways to prosper with Prosper

Anagram Prosper is here. But how do you use it? We break down how to prosper with Prosper here.

Introducing Prosper: Offer patients instant rebates for free

Instantly generate rebates for patients on eyewear you're already selling!

The good, the bad and the ugly of rebates

Rebates have the potential to strengthen patient relationships and boost sales. Unfortunately, most rebates are set up to be a hassle. So how can ECPs make sure rebates work for their patients?

Partner Articles + View All

Contact Lenses and The Walk Problem

Whether it's streaming media, meal kit deliveries, or curated boxes of stuff, almost all of your patients have an optional monthly subscription or two; apply this to your eye care practice and stop the walk problem before it starts.

Quality eye care: Doing the math

ODs and ECPs are faced with a significant number of competing forces, how can one navigate these while still running a successful, effective, patient centric practice?

Staffing optometry: Adapting to the Great Resignation

The Great Resignation is presenting problems for all kinds of business. Optometry staffing has become increasingly difficult. But what if the solution didn't include hiring?

Company Updates + View All

Streamline your vision insurance patient intake with Universal Search by Anagram

We're thrilled to introduce our newest technology solution: Universal Search. This addition to Anagram's already robust vision insurance toolkit allows your practice to find patient benefits by searching every vision plan, whether in network or out, all at once.

Anagram opens access to in-network vision plan billing

Eye care professionals that are contracted with vision plans can now use Anagram to simplify their in-office workflows and access all vision benefit information in one place

Reflecting on 2022 and a peek into Anagram's plan for 2023

A letter from Anagram co-founder and CEO, Jeremy Bluvol

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Spyglass Spotlight #4 | Creating an effective and repeatable onboarding process

Seven strategies for building your more independent practice

Optimizing outcomes for your patient and practice with Direct Care

Connecting contact lens evaluation fees and your standard of care

Anagram opens access to in-network vision plan billing

Spyglass Spotlight #3 | The Interview: techniques, top tips, and thought process

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