OD Best Practices

The VSP Interface in Officemate has come a long way from when I implemented it three years ago. You can find the latest VSP Interface checklist on page 483 of Officemate Administration v12.0.3 Guide . The newest implementation method provided by Officemate is a module called the VSP Setup Assistant and it walks you through each step to get VSP Interface up and running. If you look at the checklist, lens setup is 70% of the VSP Setup Assistant, so using Lens Loader properly is essential to proper VSP Interface implementation. The VSP Setup Assistant is a stripped-down, guided version of properly setup your lenses in Officemate. I want to show you how to properly use the actual Lens Loader feature.

All optometric practices have a fee schedule. But does your practice have a “Practice Management (PM) Software-friendly” fee-schedule? Lenses Options Your practice may base your usual and customary solely on the cost of your lab fees and because you may use several different ophthalmic labs, different lens combinations may result in different prices. To make it more PM software friendly, I have consulted with many doctors to restructure their pricing to an “add-on” type of system. For example, with a Varilux Physio S in Plastic Hi Index 1.67 with Transitions and Crizal Avance UV , has 6 components : Bifocal (for almost all insurances, if you bill for a progressive they almost always require that you split it up to a Bifocal and Progressive materials code) Progressive Add-on Plastic Hi-Index Add-on Transitions, Add-on Crizal Avance Backside UV Different PM software will approach lens pricing differently. Some will combine the bifocal v-code with the ...