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BSM Connection for Ophthalmology

Management: Plan to Be a Better Leader
By Maureen Waddle

The ideal manager possesses strong leadership qualities and the ability to maneuver the practice into growth and prosperity despite external forces such as a flat or recessed economy. Unfortunately, new managers elevated from entry-level positions in small practices are often unprepared for such roles since management training capabilities are often limited or lacking.
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Sample Help-Wanted Advertisements

Use these samples when placing "help wanted" advertisements in newspapers, magazines, professional publications, the Internet, etc. It is a good idea to review each source to get a feel for its typical format, word count, style, etc., and modify your advertisement accordingly.
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Sample Candidate Evaluation Form

Use this form to rate job candidates on a wide range of competencies.
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A suite of proven, practice management tools and resources designed to help you reach “best practice” status.

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BSM Connection Distance Learning

More than 80 courses are available in this educational online offering. Over 37,350 students have complete more than 263,000 courses. CE credit is available for ophthalmic techs, opticians, and COEs.

BSM Connection Ask the Expert

A way to obtain answers to your pressing questions and see what your colleagues are asking. There are a variety of ways to search our growing database that answers more than 3,500 questions.

BSM Connection Practice Management

More than 550 tools are available in the categories of: Marketing, Staff Management, Financial Management, Clinical Operations, Provider Recruitment and Optical Services

About BSM Consulting®

Bruce Maller founded BSM Consulting in 1978 with one goal in mind—to provide clients with practical, useful business management tools and resources needed to enhance their ability to make better business decisions. Since that time, BSM Consulting has continually furnished expert assistance to an ever-expanding list of clients in the health care industry, earning an international reputation as one of the foremost health care consulting firms. BSM clients include hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, physicians, medical trade associations, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers.

With more than 30 years of consulting experience in the health care industry, BSM Consulting helps clients cope with the financial, operational, and strategic challenges of a dramatically changing market. BSM's knowledgeable and experienced team of consultants is dedicated to serving its diverse client base in a thoughtful, sensitive, and comprehensive manner. BSM consultants are familiar speakers at various medical societies and national conventions, as well as at meetings sponsored by corporate and business groups. Their writings consistently appear in a wide array of leading professional journals.

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Opthalmology Management

BSM Consulting and Ophthalmology Management have partnered to bring additional practice management information and resources to eye care professionals. Please visit the following BSM/Ophthalmology partnership offerings:

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Ask the Expert Categories / Sample Topics

Ambulatory Surgical Center

  • Accreditation/Regulations
  • Operational Procedures
  • Financial

Billing and Coding

  • Administrative Procedures/Forms
  • Co-Management
  • Diagnosis Codes

Clinical Operations

  • Clinical Procedures
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • Disease Entities

Financial Management

  • Accounting
  • Benchmarks
  • Compensation

Human Resources

  • Compensation
  • Job Descriptions
  • Policies and Procedures

Marketing

  • External Marketing
  • Marketing Plans
  • Regulatory Issues

Optical Services

  • Certification/Licensure/Regulations
  • Inventory
  • Pricing

Provider Recruitment

  • Contracting
  • Practice Ownership
  • Recruitment Process

Website Initiatives

  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Regulations/Disclaimers