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News Briefs
Candid Conversations Between Ophthalmic Office's Richard Kirkner and Leading Optical Executives About Their Product Strategies. Ophthalmic Office. August 2011. Steve Baker is president of Eyefinity, a provider of Web-based services and software solutions for eyecare businesses. He has logged more than 30 years of information technology in the defense and gaming industries. Today, Steve oversees the day-to-day operations of the VSP global-owned Eyefinity company, including business growth, strategic planning, and product development. Here, Steve talks about Eyefinity’s rebranding and EMR initiatives.
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Eyefinity to Host 3rd Annual Virtual Users' Group Meeting in July. Vision Monday. June 22, 2011. Eyefinity announced that its Virtual Users’ Group Meeting (VUGM) will take place July 25 to 29, 2011 and is free for OfficeMate/ExamWRITER users.
Now in its third year in a completely online format, eyecare practices can take part in over 30 training webinar courses from their own office. “With the online format of our users’ group meeting, our customers won’t need to close their practice or incur expensive travel costs for education and training,” said James Kirchner, OD, chief professional officer of Eyefinity. “We have expanded the VUGM courses this year to offer our most comprehensive mix of training and education—all of which is available at no charge to OfficeMate/ExamWRITER users. From first-time users to practice staff that are well-versed in our products, Eyefinity’s VUGM offers outstanding training that will benefit and support the success of any eyecare practice.”
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First ‘Meaningful Users’ of OfficeMate/ExamWRITER Get Stimulus Money. Vision Monday. May 25, 2011. "After attesting to “meaningful use” of the certified version of VSP Global’s OfficeMate/ExamWRITER v10 electronic health records, four eyecare professionals have started to receive their first federal stimulus payments of $18,000 each, according to VSP. The ECPs receiving the payments are Kim Castleberry, OD, of Plano, Texas; Lorie Lippiatt, OD, of Salem, Ohio; Ryan Wineinger, OD, of Shawnee, Kan.; and Jeffrey Willig, MD, an ophthalmologist from Syosset, N.Y. A VSP announcement said all four were part of a beta-test group helping provide analysis of the certified version of OfficeMate/ExamWRITER, which is set for release this summer.
www.visionmonday.com
Eyefinity/OfficeMate Declares Virtual Users' Group Meeting a Success, Plans Next Year's Event. Vision Monday. September 3, 2009.
"Nearly 4,400 attendees registered for the VUGM, which had a 1,900 percent increase in attendance over last year. This year's meeting was the first in an online Webinar format, allowing practices to choose from a weeklong set of two dozen courses made available through live interactive video sessions instead of an on-site meeting.
Users who registered for the VUGM have access to view all the courses again online. Eyefinity/OfficeMate users who did not register for this year's VUGM can pay the $129 registration fee to get access to the WebEx reordering of every course, as well as a question-and-answer transcript, until Sept. 30."
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The Technology of Tomorrow, in Practice Today. Tech for Success. December 2006. "The addition of electronic medical records
has brought consistency and efficiency to
the clinic. Increased clinic efficiency equals
increased quality time with the patient,
increased patient satisfaction, increased
profits, and decrease in costs. Ian Lane, OD of OfficeMate says, 'ExamWRITER lays the documentation in
the correct format. The system walks
through documenting Chief Complaint,
HPI (History of Present Illness) and ROS
(Review of Systems) to assure compliance
with guidelines. In addition ExamWRITER contains a feature that counts all
the elements documented and compares
this to the E/M code to assure compliance.'"
Tech for Success
Companies Partner to Develop Concepts for 'The Practice of the Future. American Optometric Association News. Volume 44. No. 13. March 20, 2006. "The Vision Care Institute of Johnson & Johnson, Inc., in partnership with Marco, OfficeMate, Optos, and Eyemaginations, introduced "The Practice of the Future" at SECO in February...The Practice of the Future brings together 3D-Eye Office from Eyemaginations, the Optomap Retinal Exam from Optos, OfficeMate practice management software with ExamWRITER electronic health records, and EPIC and TRS refraction systems from Marco...The speed of the exam allows optometrists to have more one-on-one time with patients, and its integration with ExamWRITER provides the ability to review exam results together with patients."
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ExamWRITER Gets Faster and Friendlier. Vision Care Product News. Vol. 5. No. 10. October 2005. "With the continuing reliance of ophthalmic offices on electronic medical records software, OfficeMate Software Solutions' latest update is welcome news. The new ExamWRITER 6.0 has some significant enhancements that make it more user-friendly and faster than previous versions, especially for wireless networks."
http://www.visioncareproducts.com/49/e-tech_exam.html
Moving Toward the Paperless Office. Optometry. Vol. 76. No. 9. September 2005. "'Health Information Technology' (HIT) has become health care's latest catch phrase. 'There is a major movement toward totally electronic health care information in America,' notes Ed Buffington, president and chief executive officer of OfficeMate, on of the nation's largest suppliers of ophthalmic practice management software. 'It is important for health care providers to realize that.'"
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Marchon Upgrades OfficeMate and ExamWRITER. Vision Care Product News. Vol. 5. Issue 9. September 2005. "OfficeMate 6.0 features a patient ledger that creates feasibility for sorting summaries and detailing grids. Its free slip item return window allows for recording a check number after refunding an account. Other improvements are in receipts ad adjustments, patient demographics, products setup, and scan count forms. ExamWRITER 6.0 enhancements include increased speed and security, a detailed patient information center, an addendum menu, and many other features."
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New Starship "Enterprise." Vision Monday. Vol. 19. No. 10. August 29, 2005. "Pulling together the components and functions of other systems while enabling users to ‘migrate’ from their current systems to the new one, the new OfficeMate Enterprise from Marchon Software Solutions (MSS) is designed to be the ‘next generation’ of software to manage today’s multi-location eyecare businesses…Designed to manage all aspects of eyecare management and integrating with OfficeMate’s ExamWRITER software for electronic health records, Enterprise features multi-platform support, Internet enablement with ASP lab systems, medical packages, databases, and accounting platforms."
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Eyefinity, OfficeMate Link for Integration. Vision Monday. Vol. 19. No. 22. September 17, 2005. "OfficeMate has announced yesterday it had signed an agreement to license Eyefinity’s practice management interface (PMI). According to OfficeMate’s Ed Buffington, the agreement, which takes effect at the first of next year, will allow OfficeMate customers to send orders to VSP directly, using PMI on OfficeMate, instead of going to the Eyefinity Web site, eliminating rekeying."
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The AOA Medicare Compliance Manual. American Optometric Association News. Volume 43. No. 14. February 1, 2005. "The AOA Medicare Compliance Manual is available to association members for downloading free of charge through the AOA Advocacy Group page of the AOA Web site... The
American Optometric Association thanks Marchon and OfficeMate for their generous support of the Medicare Compliance Manual."
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Stepping Off the Paper Trail with New Software Programs. Vision Care Product News. Vol. 4. No. 10. January 2005. "OfficeMate is a popular program that handles patient demographics, scheduling, patient Rx, recall and marketing, fee slips, electronic third party billing, product inventory, and financial and marketing reports. ReportWRITER provides a powerful marketing tool by creating patient education letters and physician referral and follow-up letters. OfficeMate also integrates with ExamWRITER electronic medical records, saving the ECP time by incorporating user-defined exam templates to create comprehensive, consistent, accessible, and HIPAA-compliant patient exam records. ExamWRITER also interfaces with digital diagnostic and imaging equipments."
http://www.visioncareproducts.com/40/e-tech.software.html
Marchon’s Delta, OfficeMate Unites Join C.C. Systems in Alliance. Vision Monday.
Volume 18. No. 14. December 13, 2004. "Marchon Software Solutions, composed of Delta Systems and OfficeMate, recently formed a developmental and marketing alliance with Largo, Fla.-based C.C. Systems, developer of optical software applications for lab and retail management, to build ‘ultimate retail solution’ to support eyecare enterprises in North America, according to Marchon."
www.visionmonday.com
Medicare compliance plans now important movement in health care. American Optometric Association News.
Volume 43. No. 9. November 8, 2004. "Made available as an exclusive AOA member benefit through a grant from Marchon Eyewear and OfficeMate Software Solutions, the AOA Medicare Compliance Manual is apparently the only one of its type for eye and vision care practices."
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AOA Medicare Compliance Manual Now Available. Contact Lens & Cornea Section Newsletter. November 2004. "The compliance manual was developed by the AOA Advocacy Group and the law firm of Dykema Gossett, supported by a grant from Marchon Eyewear and OfficeMate Software Solutions, as an exclusive AOA member benefit."
AOA Medicare Compliance Manual Available. American Optometric Association News.
Volume 43. No. 8. October 25, 2004. "The AOA Medicare Compliance Manual, an in-office program to help optometric practices comply with Medicare rules and avoid time-consuming Medicare audits, is now available to AOA members through the AOA Web site. The compliance manual was developed by the AOA Advocacy Group and the law firm of Dykema Gossett, support by a grant from Marchon Eyewear and OfficeMate Software Solutions, as an exclusive AOA member."
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‘TechKnowledge’ Get Smart. Vision Monday.
Volume 18. No. 12. October 18, 2004. "When Cynthia Reyolds-Temple, OD, bought an older practice that had no computers, and opened Concept Eye Care in Chicago, she chose to use OfficeMate practice management software... The Windy City optometrists finds that OfficeMate is meeting her initial expectation, and the inventory management aspects of the program have solved another problem: Too many products and vendors to keep up with. OfficeMate helped her weed out the lines that didn’t sell well, and consequently, their vendors."
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ExamWRITER 5.0: Effectively Managing Patient Information. Vision Care Product News.
Vol. 4. No. 8. September 2004. "ExamWRITER 5.0 is an electronic medical record software program developed by OfficeMate Software Solutions. This program maintains accurate patient demographics, seamlessly integrates with billing information, monitors coding and compliance, and interfaces with VisionWeb, an online optical supplies ordering and information Web site... OfficeMate Software Solutions has taken the angst out of electronic medical records documentation with the ExamWRITER 5.0 software."
http://www.visioncareproducts.com/37/equ_exa.html
