Open Practice Management Forum Please join us for an open forum discussion with Dr. Jerry Sude on clinical and business strategies and efficiencies in your practice. Dr. Sude served as Chairperson and CEO of ODX Excellence prior to its merger with PECAA. He is now President of Novus Clinic - a 5 location MD, OD […]

Integrated Eye Care Initiative We are now on the cusp of the second wave of healthcare reform being driven by the 21st Century Cures Act and the transition from fee-for-service to outcome-based care. The definition of success under outcome-based care is different than it was under fee-for-service and is continually evolving. With all of the […]

Vision Insurance: Pros & Cons Vision insurance plays a role in just about every eyecare practice, even if you are not directly contracted. Navigating the coverage and benefit structure of each plan can be a challenge. Today, patients have even more choices for purchasing than ever before, making our understanding of vision plans increasingly more […]

Open Forum We'll close out our year with an open forum. Our discussion points may include: PECAA's New Association Health Plan: A new, Member-exclusive health care solution that provides affordable health care coverage for doctors, staff, and their families. Year in Review: Let's share a few of our triumphs and challenges, or perhaps some interesting […]

Maximizing the Patient Experience For our next Boise area dinner, we'll be joined by Jenny Wiley, PECAA's Practice Operations Advisor. Many companies have made customer experience the top priority in their business for a simple reason; happy customers make loyal customers and loyal customers drive higher revenues. The challenges are implementing and delivering this strategy […]

AMD and AMD Masquerades We are pleased to invite you to a CE Dinner around the Monterey Symposium in Monterey, CA on Saturday, November 16. We hope you will join us from 6:30pm - 8:30pm for a discussion on AMD and AMD Masquerades (COPE ID: 63195-PS), presented by Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO. A number of conditions […]

Open Forum: 2020 Growth Ideas For our final dinner of the year we'll gather to share a good meal and conversation. We may take the opportunity to look back at the year now closing, but mostly we'll focus on ideas for success in 2020. Among the many possible topic points: PECAA Health Care Program PECAA […]

Knowing Your Numbers (KPIs) So-called "gut perceptions" of how our practices are performing may or may not be on the mark. Certain activities may capture our attention more than others. We may think contact lens fittings are on the uptick, or that we're not seeing as many new patients as before, when in fact other […]