At Practice Performance Partners, we’re here to support eye care professionals with practical insight, strategic guidance, and the latest updates from across our partner organizations. From compliance trends to operational best practices, our blog is a place to explore what’s new, what’s changing, and what’s worth paying attention to. Scroll through the categories below to find the content that matters most to your practice.
The Corporate Transparency Act went into effect in January of 2024, and may require your practice to report information about ownership to the government. *** Update March 22, 2024 *** On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court, N.D. of Alabama declared the act...
Today's episode takes a different turn as we delve into a project I've been working on analyzing optometry data. Join me in exploring a critical aspect of optometry that we've touched upon in previous episodes, particularly with Richard Edlow. If you haven't caught...
Regular medical record audits are essential for practices aiming to maintain compliance and maximize revenue. At Practice Compliance Solutions, we offer these audits to identify documentation discrepancies, ensure adherence to payer requirements, and uncover potential...
Who Is a Business Associate? The concept of who is a business associate is a common area of confusion but doesn’t have to be. To define who is a business associate, simply ask three questions. Does the individual or group have access to patient information? Do they...
Not many providers understand MIPS and few ODs chose to participate in MIPS, but we do get questions about it frequently. If you are wondering how it applies to you, this article should help. Does MIPS apply to you? MIPS does apply to optometrist who bill Medicare and...
ADA compliance checklist for websites Step 1: Read the law documentation Step 2: All media files and maps should have an “alt” tag Step 3: All your online forms should have descriptive html tags Step 4: All hyperlinks should have a descriptive anchor text Step 5: All...
Many of our clients are asking about the new ADA website regulations, and while there are no new "regulations", there were some recently updated "Web Content Accessibility Guidelines". In this article we will explain what that means for you as an optometrist and...
We get questions fairly regularly about PCI compliance and what it means for the practice. In this article we will give a brief overview of what it means for the practice. What is PCI Compliance? PCI compliance, or payment card industry compliance, refers to a set of...
There are 3 options when it comes to responding to online reviews: Don’t respond at all - The safest, but not always practical Respond in a completely generic way, - The office must be VERY careful not to confirm any patient details or even that the poster is a...
As a compliance company specializing in human resource management, employee termination problems are a weekly issue – at a minimum. Like many issues in HR, the rules can be very complex and often don’t even follow common sense. To start, let’s clarify that the...
