Here’s an article by Dr. Frank Won about working for another doctor who rents from Lenscrafters. Part 1 and Part 2.
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Tagged with commercial, optometrist.
By David Langford
– August 3, 2010
From the OfficeMate Knowledge Base:
[Q}Can I prevent insurance claim batches from being overwritten?
[A] No, you cannot prevent the claim batches from being overwritten.
If you have multiple users creating insurance claim batch files, or if you otherwise suspect that some batched claims are not being sent to your clearinghouse, send the .ge files in the EMC folder that correspond to the date(s) the batches were created. The .ge file names start with the creation date in the MMDDYY format…
I can’t believe how stupid this is. Even though I usually only want to submit batches once at the end of the day, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve needed to submit more often. Usually I need to catch up in the morning from the day before when I needed to go home pronto, so I get it done to make sure I catch the 2 PM deadline. Then I need to run it at the end of the day as well.
Here’s what I do. After creating a batch in Officemate, I immediately go to the EMC folder and rename the .cnx file to YYYY-MM-DD-Blahblah.cnx. Then if I have a moment, I upload it to Apex Edi’s website. If I don’t have a minute, I save it for later, and it’s no problem if I create another batch because the file has already been renamed.
After uploading to Apex Edi, I archive all the files in a folder I created in the EMC folder so that I know which files have already been submitted.
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By David Langford
– July 18, 2010
I'm here from the government, and I'm here to help.
I got a letter in the mail from the Utah state government telling me that if I didn’t register on their website, they wouldn’t allow me to practice anymore.
What the…?!!??!!
Seriously, that is what they said. Here is a copy of the letter.
So now all providers who happen to be allowed to prescribe certain medications must a) have internet access and b) register on government website with a dual pronged registration: username/password and then get a pin number. By they way, they didn’t have my DEA number in their database for some reason, so I had to call them to get set up for the pin number.
So all this regulation and time wasted, threatening me with my livelihood if I don’t comply, just for a website that allows me to check if a patient on certain medications is getting them from doctors other than me. Apparently they can make me register, but as far as I know they can’t make me ever check the website again. And what if I didn’t have internet? I guess it has become Utah state law that doctors must have access to the internet.
I would expect nanny legislation like this from California, New York, or Illinois, but…Utah??!!?? Aren’t we supposed to be a red state?
Dear Utah Government,
I would appreciate it if in the future when you want to make a cool feature to your website that you make it voluntary instead of forcing it down my throat.
Sincerely,
Optoblog
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By David Langford
– June 30, 2010
Posted in General.
Tagged with Comics, optometrist, patients.
By David Langford
– June 21, 2010
Hate Comments #001
I’m instituting a new feature: Hate Comments. You know, the comments that don’t get published because they fail my unapologetically arbitrary moderation process.
It turns out there could be gems of literary wisdom for the ages in some of these unpublished comments. Let’s read the nuggets and gems just pouring out of this deleted comment:
Wow. First, I didn’t lose in the optometric field. It was private practice. And if a bright, nice guy like me can fail in opening cold, you young pups coming out of optometry school could also. It should give you pause because while I don’t think I’m any better than you, why would you assume you are better than me? Your O.D. degree doesn’t guarantee anything. And that loss was just a single battle in my life. I’m winning everywhere else (family, church, hobbies, current job, etc), so I don’t think you can fairly call me a loser.
Second, Johnny, look in your local phone book and see how many commercial vs. private practice optometrists there are. Your comments are disparaging almost 1/3 of the optometrists in the nation. Your use of cubicle is interesting because almost 99% of all optometrists work in a room about 11′x13′ (and in the dark half the time). You don’t even know that I set my own hours. What’s embarrassing is your spelling of the word embarrassing.
Let me address who I think Johnny is. His IP address from Southwestern Bell indicates he’s probably in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, or Texas. So, it’s possible that he could be an optometry student in Houston, Tahlequah, or St. Louis. Judging by the maturity and knowledge revealed by his writings, I would guess that it’s more likely he’s an undergrad, possibly high school student, planning on becoming a private practice optometrist.
Johnny, I would say that you should go for it. Go big or go home. I’m sure you can do it, Johnny, because I have faith in your ability to communicate and win friends and influence people.
To the rest of you undergrads that are asking yourself, “Should I be an optometrist?” Let me ask you some questions:
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Tagged with Hate Comments, optometrist, optometry school, Organized Optometry, private practice.
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By admin – August 21, 2010