Category: Meeting Notes

Dr. Richard Carlin: Welcome new technicians Gem, Rebecca, and Ashley

Practice the hometown touch – treat patients as guests and listen to their needs

Please refer to tech workup sheets if unsure of which tests to run

Covid – Still requiring all patients and staff to wear masks

Medicaid – All doctors accept Medicaid/Medicaid products for eye exams – Optical Boutique does not participate but offers package deals – ask opticians

Payouts Dr.RC (Lasik) – Karen, Brandi, Stacy, Kellen, Ale’, Bree, Alexus  (Bleph) Ashleigh, Erin

Dr.DC (Bleph) Marissa, Ashleigh, Mirnesa, Autumn; Dr.Willman (bleph) Alexus

Dr. Thornhill – Glasses rechecks are done within 3 months of purchasing glasses –  If longer, let doctor decide if office visit or refraction

Retina/Dr.Modi – Grab retina tech when scheduling new patients

Dr. O’Shea – Check expiration date on medication/samples

Amy – Compulink will update July 11^th  – we will work through issues

Eric – washes cars every Thursday – see Karen with key and credit card if you’re interested

Coffee/bathroom duty list has been updated – please check bathrooms several times a day

Open enrollment for 401k is next month – if you’ve been here since June 2021 you can participate – if you are already participating you can make adjustments

Please send to do to Nancy if a patient wants records – have them sign records release

2nd quarter birthday and anniversary – ice cream in breakroom to celebrate

Lots of good suggestions – Technicians will have a say in scrubs for 2023 – Open discussion about PTO 

Lasik – Lasik contest coming soon – Drop prize ideas in suggestion box

Cataracts – Allie comes back Wednesday 

Optical – New sunglass special

Dry eyes – Lipiflow machine up and running  – if there is an error message please let Erin know

Training/Beth– all new girls are moving along well 

Millie – Please let me know if a doctor’s schedule opens up for appropriate staffing

Dr. Richard Carlin: Welcome Rebecca and Olivia – still looking for more staff

Thank you for well wishes through Covid. We are still following CDC guidelines for medical practices and will continue wearing masks. New covid variant has allergy like symptoms.

Remember the hometown touch – patients are vital to our success

Please help contacts lens department get a room for their patients if needed.

Payouts: Dr. C (Lasik) – Michaela, Ale, Karen, Nadia, Mirnesa, Lorena (Bleph) –  Diana, Ashleigh  DC (Bleph) –Millie; Dr.Willman (Bleph) – Anna, Karley Dr. Floyd (Bleph) – Bree

Amy:  Patients should wear surgical mask or cloths masks in office – no valve masks. Please ask patients to switch masks if needed.

Patients that would like a prescription to Vuity must have had a CEX in the last year. Schedule if needed.

Dr.Bennett-Sims: Everyone doing a good job – keep working as a team

Dry Eye:  Remind full eval patients no drops before appointment. Lipiflow machine getting repaired – tests may look a little different.

Optical: Working with consultants – changes in the next few weeks to be more patient friendly.

Lasik: Need to get numbers up next month. Good job phone and front office staff. Lasik special still $2020 per eye – total $4040.

Cataracts/Bleph: Everything going well. Bleph $250 off per lid

Dr.Modi/Retina:  Keeping busy. Injection appointments should be scheduled by retina techs – other medical visits can be scheduled normally.

Contacts: Everything is going well.

Lottie: All Humana plans will require procedures to be scheduled 14 days out as of August 1^st and a refraction within 90 days.