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At some point or another, every eyecare practice goes through big change. Whether it's a staff change, software change, process change, or a number of other changes, there is an art to managing the entire process.

While it's important to have someone in charge of delegation and decision-making during the time of the change, everyone in the practice is responsible for playing their part in making the change successful. Read on to avoid failure when executing a big change.

No matter how beneficial and necessary, changing from your current, comfortable routine is daunting. 

Whether you're switching from paper to EHR, looking for a new practice management solution, or anticipating any other type of change, we have plenty of years of advice to guide you through the process.

Read on for our top blogs, ebooks, and other resources to answer pressing change management questions from ODs and staff alike.

Switching the technology that your optometric practice uses on a daily basis can seem like a complicated, nerve-wracking endeavor. For this reason, many practices avoid upgrading their technology for fear of it being too complicated to onboard, too hard to learn, and too much resistance from your optometric staff. But, a change to your optometry software will be good for your staff, your patients, and your practice.

Now that you’ve had some time to look back at last year’s metrics and develop a plan for 2018, it's time to start implementing the new processes.However, change can be scary, and even the thought of altering your optometric practice may make your staff members run. So, how do you successfully implement change to your optometric practice and reduce the fear and staff resistance?

In this industry, things are constantly changing. And as an OD, business owner, or both it's critical that you're able to keep up with the changes and take the necessary steps to implement new trends and processes into your practice. If you aren't keeping up with the latest in the industry and your competitors are, your practice will start to fall behind and patients will notice. Keeping up with the changes as they come is a lot easier than doing a complete overhaul ten years down the road when you suddenly realize what you haven't been keeping up with.