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When you join ASOA you become part of a highly interactive and responsive network of professionals who confront the same challenges you do in your quest to run a successful, cost-effective practice in today's health care environment. Find out more

ANNUAL MEETINGS

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

For the most recent updates on legislative and regulatory issues that affect you and your practice, visit the ASOA Government portal.

Use this portal to access information on the following hot topics:

• Medicare Reform and the SGR
• PQRS
• Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)
• EMR/Meaningful Use
• Electronic Prescribing (e-Rx)
• ICD-10/5010
• New Legislative Issues
• New Regulatory Issues

Read the latest edition of Washington Watch Weekly.

CERTIFICATION

Isn't it time you became a Certified Ophthalmic Executive?

“Leaders in Managing the Business of Ophthalmology”  
The Certified Ophthalmic Executive (COE) was created as a national standard for the ophthalmic practice management industry. Today a select group of the ophthalmic administrator community holds this elite designation. 
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AE MAGAZINE

Administrative Eyecare magazine is mailed quarterly to ASOA members and contains timely practice management information. Regular columns include business operations, finance, human resources, information technology, legal issues, management, marketing, revenue generation, coding and reimbursement, legislative and regulatory update, technician management, ambulatory surgical centers, optical shops, ophthalmic news and information, and much more.

ASOA members have access to 8 issues of Administrative Eyecare. (4 issues of the print magazine and 4 digital issues of AE eZine). AE eZine is an editorial supplement with exclusive online content that includes articles on specialty topics, consultations for the experienced ophthalmic administrator, and multimedia resources (videos, audio interviews, image galleries, and links to unique resources). Benefit from the ease of searchable articles, and archived versions of AE eZine at www.administrativeeyecare.org.

SALARY SURVEY

The 2012 Ophthalmology Staff Salary Survey was conducted jointly between the American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA) and The Health Care Group. The 2012 Ophthalmology Staff Salary Survey is an invaluable tool, which can assist your practice in comparing your salaries and benefits with national averages. You can also use this important staff information for benchmarking and trend analysis. The benchmarking data is based on reported salaries from the year 2011, and is also intended as a guide to help you structure your staff's compensation package.

The 2012 Ophthalmology Staff Salary Survey collects and disseminates nationwide data on ophthalmic specific office positions. The statistics are also displayed by the following categories:

• Practice Gross Revenue
• Specialty
• Metropolitan Statistical Area
• Region
• Division
• State

ASOA Participants: You must call ASOA directly to place your order or by faxing the order form directly to 703-547-8827. These are the only two order options for receiving your 50% discount.
Note: If you submitted and participated in the survey with The Health Care Group, please contact them directly to receive your 50% discount.
Non-Participants: Place an order in the ASOA Bookstore.

BEST SELLERS

The Little Green Book of Ophthalmology, 4th Edition is classic reference text for surgeons and managers alike, as well as a core study guide for the COE program.

"Over the past 5 years, the general economy has changed, healthcare economics has changed, and your job has changed. You need the expanded version of this book to have the confidence that you are doing your job well and running your practice to its full potential."
-John B. Pinto

Topics covered by the Little Green Book include: strategic business planning, leadership goverance and discipline, finance, accounting and patient accounts management, staff evaluation, training and supervision, marketing and development, managing physicians, operations enhancement, facility design and management, and adding an optical dispensary.

• 500+ Pages of Increased Ophthalmic Knowledge
• More Financial and Economic Pearls
• 2011 Benchmarking
• New Scorecards, Metrics, and Statistics
• Specialty Practices-Appendices
• Encyclopedic Treatment of New Ophthalmic Topics

Do you have the entire John Pinto collection?
Visit the ASOA Bookstore!