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A common struggle in many eyecare practices is managing efficient patient handoffs. Depending on the layout of your practice, patient flow, and team members the handoff can vary from practice to practice. In many cases, having some type of notification system between your staff is the most efficient and seamless way to hand patients off throughout their appointment. What system has your practice found to be the most successful?

We've found a few different strategies and systems that are worth a shot if your practice has been struggling with handoffs.

Throughout this year, your practice has had to respond to unprecedented changes with patience, excellent customer service, and ingenuity. However, we know it hasn't been easy to adapt your well-rehearsed practices and change your protocols without prior notice. Some optometrists have been aided with loans or even had to furlough staff, but it's now time to start implementing long-term changes to keep your practice thriving through 2021. 

We've rounded up the 3 top ways ODs are preparing their practice for another year of uncertainty surrounding closures and social distancing protocols.

It's easy to get comfortable with a routine and do things in your practice the way that they've always been done, especially if it's working well for your existing patient base.

But, times have changed, and if you're still running your practice off of outdated habits and norms you could be scaring off potential new patients, and wasting a lot of time and money. We've put together a quick checklist of some of the things that progressive practices are doing to stay on top of optometry practice efficiency.