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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 ...by- Categories:
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An excerpt from 222 Secrets of Hiring, Managing and Retaining Great Employees In Healthcare Practices by Bob Levoy O.D. ...by- Categories:
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Reprinted from Clinical and Experimental Optometry
Has the 'McDonalds' Contact lens resulted in the demise ...by- Categories:
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One of the great office time wasters is the minutes wasted between 2 patients where a “No Show” should have been seen.
Is this a frequent occurrence in your practice?
In frustration do you overbook to compensate and if everyone shows, run behind schedule?
If the reason for the no show can be determined, perhaps there might be a way to compensate or at ...- Categories:
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Op-Ed
Vision Service Plan vs The United States of America
Why VSP lost its tax-exempt...by Published on 07-26-2008 01:19 PM- Categories:
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Defining Independence
Independence. What does that term mean? I get asked occasionally how I’m able to maintain ...by Published on 07-26-2008 01:15 PM- Categories:
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Controlling sound in a new office should be considered from two aspects. First is the elimination or reduction of unwanted ...
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