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In some states, minorities are less likely to visit their eye doctor. Sometimes this is due to discrimination or lack of access. This imbalance is dangerous for the health of the community and there are a few ways ODs can account for it through creating a diverse practice.

Attend any diversity and inclusion seminars and you'll learn about how a workplace thrives through incorporating different perspectives, people of various backgrounds, and thinking beyond the scope of a single group's experience. This is why diversity is important in business and certainly healthcare.

There are a few ways you can create an inclusive and supportive practice. Keep reading to see how.

Although expansion is usually associated with a time of exponential growth, the current safety measures surrounding coronavirus call for something similar. Many optometrists are facing challenges with keeping their staff and patients safe in a small space.

Of course, many patients can be seen via telehealth services, but there are still a handful who need to come into the practice for in-person exams or emergencies. One way to keep them safe is physical expansion of your practice's space while another is through adding an associate OD and splitting the duties.

We'll go over a few methods of practice expansion today for you to think about implementing long-term.

When you've experienced a big setback, it's difficult to figure out where to start to get yourself back on track. For an optometry practice, you'd need to figure out a way to keep profits high, maintain a flow of new patients, retain staff even during uncertainty, and reduce technology expenses.

In fact, those are just a few of the many things you could do to get back on track. Today, we're going to go over these four important ways to rehabilitate after a setback. Attend our webinars this September to take a deeper dive into these topics.

Most optometrists keep updated on eye health through various news sources, articles, books, events, and CE courses. However, many of us prefer learning from an in-person instructor and through live Q&A rather than simply reading source material. When in-person events aren't an option, it gives everyone an opportunity to get creative.

So, we're discussing the different ways ODs and their staff can accomplish distance learning and why it might be beneficial or even necessary.

Billing processes can be confusing at best and frustrating at worst. We're always looking for ways to simplify your billing and help solve any unanswered questions ODs tend to have. While looking into information gaps on billing, we noticed that many ODs search for "billing modifiers cheat sheets" to quickly refer to.

Not only are these great for actually doing your billing, but also for any employee onboarding and handbooks so that everyone has a basic understanding of the modifiers. So we've found the most comprehensive cheat sheets online that we're linking for you here.