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Your FAQ Guide to VSP Audits and Profits
by Craig S. Steinberg, OD, JD
Vision Service Plan (VSP) is an important third party payer for many optometry practices, especially in California. With what seems to be ever increasing frequency, VSP has been auditing practices for strict compliance with their rules and procedures. Practices (doctors) found to not be in compliance typically face substantial restitution demands, often in excess of $100,000, and in some cases termination of the doctor’s Network Provider Agreement. Non-compliance can be from anything, ranging from over-billing, billing for services not supported by your documentation, to VSP not approving of your business model or business practices (e.g. determining you are not in complete control of your dispensary, for instance).
For the past several years I’ve been representing ...- Categories:
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An editorial by Paul Farkas, MS, OD, FAAO, Administrator, ODwire.org
To remain current an organization, corporation, a practice and even an individual must constantly reevaluate their operation. The American Optometric Association (AOA) is an organization that should seriously reconsider their operation.
The AOA was organized in 1898. The structure ...by
Dear Ken:
I read with great interest your latest installment on Board Certification titled
“Board ...by
I have been asked to produce an “Executive Summary” of my articles:
“An Optometrist Has a Physical”, “To Whom ...by
Terms of Debate
The current debate about board certification of general practice optometrists has been hampered ...by
The Politics of Proving Ongoing Optometric Competence:
A Viable Context for the Debate on Board Certification.
Russ Beach, OD
Virginia Beach, VA
Nearly a year ago, I authored a petition in opposition to the Joint Board Certification Project Team (JBCPT) and the subject of optometric board certification (BC). Over 700 optometrists signed that petition by its closing date of May 2008. Many of the concepts in that petition, I believe, still hold true to this day. For example, “Why are Optometrists, having undergone extensive education, performed supervised clinical rotations, graduated from accredited institutions, ...by
Optometry Board Certification
Introduction
This paper examines the role of board certification ...
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