{"id":3593,"date":"2019-04-11T07:33:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T11:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/?p=3593"},"modified":"2019-04-05T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T15:40:12","slug":"7-steps-to-create-a-distinctive-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/?p=3593","title":{"rendered":"7 Steps to Create a Distinctive Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Optometric Management<\/p>\n

In an article written by April Jasper, OD, she details 7-steps to help O.D.s stay in the game.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \"What<\/a>Evaluate what you have – Take and inventory of what technology you have, what is new and going to be around, and what is going to be replaced.<\/li>\n
  2. Determine what you want – Shoot for the stars and design the perfect piece of equipment for your practice’s needs.<\/li>\n
  3. Document what you actually need – Have a check list of the “must have”, “would like to have” and “optional” categories.<\/li>\n
  4. Investigate your options – Take time to shop around at the various industry meetings.<\/li>\n
  5. Assess financial obligations and terms – Many times we forget that a technology-focused practice can and will be able to justify greater fees by creating value in the mind of the patient.<\/li>\n
  6. Remember to plan for implementation – Any equipment purchase is risky if you have not plan for implementation…Also, make certain you have a plan for training your staff on the new technology, including operation and protocols.<\/li>\n
  7. Develop a practice of distinction – I truly believe technology can be the key to developing a practice of distinction.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Optometric Management In an article written by April Jasper, OD, she details 7-steps to help O.D.s stay in the game. Evaluate what you have – Take and inventory of what technology you have, what is new and going to be … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sales-toolstips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3593"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4530,"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3593\/revisions\/4530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.opticaldynamics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}