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Give Us Your Feedback for a Chance to Win 1 of 3 iPods®
We want to hear about the ways that you manage insurance transaction processing in your office. Your feedback is important to us and it will help us learn about the insurance processing needs of the eyecare industry, and how we can better serve those needs. If you will help us by completing our survey, we will enter you in a drawing for one of three brand new iPod nanos®.

Upcoming Tradeshows & Events
VisionWeb will participate in a number of tradeshows & events throughout 2010. Find out where we will be next and let us know if you have a show or event you would like us to attend.



Let Us Help You Save Time and Money
The VisionWeb Insurance Team is here to help you make sure that 2010 is your most successful year yet. Let us help you get started on the path to a great year with more efficient and cost-effective solutions for insurance claim filing.



We offer these Webinars to help you learn about new ways to automate daily processes and increase efficiency in your practice. Join us for these upcoming events:

Simplify Insurance Billing in Your Practice - It's Easier than You Think
Live Webinar: Tue., January 26, 2010 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST | [Register]

DME Billing (Post Cataract Glasses)
Live Webinar:  Fri., January 29, 2010 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CST | [Register]

Register for a Webinar today, only a phone and access to the Internet are needed to attend!


Sponsored by Prevent Blindness

New Data Highlights Importance of Public Health Programs for Healthy Vision
According to a recent research study funded by the National Center for Health Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Eye Institute the presence of myopia, or nearsightedness, has increased significantly over the past 30 years. 



“Open Your Doors to Hispanic Patients”, by Ronald Hirn, OD
In our feature story, you’ll learn how to reach out to this often-underserved segment of the population and discover many new opportunities for your practice.


Latest News from the AOA | Sponsored by The American Optometric Association

EHR Incentives Draw Closer, ‘Meaningful Use’ Rule Proposed
The proposed EHR meaningful use and certification standards mark a major step in the government’s plan to enhance health care quality and efficiency through the establishment of a Nationwide Health Information Technology Network (NHIN) by 2014.

Massive 21% Medicare Fee Cut Delayed, 5% Boost in OD Payments Began Jan. 1
On Dec. 21, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that would prevent enactment of the 21.2 percent cut in Medicare physician reimbursement scheduled to take effect Jan. 1. 2010.   

AOA Secures New Federal Recognition, Funding for InfantSEE® Program
President Barack Obama signed into law a measure on Dec. 16 that provides nearly $600,000 in new federal resources to help expand the scope and impact of InfantSEE® – the signature public health program of the AOA administered by Optometry’s Charity™ – The AOA Foundation.

AOA Backs Effort to Name New VA Blind Rehab Center in Honor of Maj. Rob Soltes
The AOA is supporting a growing movement in Congress to name the future Blind Rehabilitation Center at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Long Beach Medical Center in honor of the first-ever Army optometrist killed in action while on active duty.