External Links
On-Line Opticianry Continuing Education
Click on links below and you'll be taken to courses I've written for a C.E. website hosted by Quantum Optical. A pop-up window opens and you'll find complete instructions for viewing the course, taking the test, and applying for C.E. credit. Once finished you'll be returned to my website. It's easy!
• Managed Care Contracting For Opticians: Protecting Your Interests When Opportunity Knocks (2 credit hours ABO, JCAHPO)
• Evaluating the Financial Viability of Managed Vision Care Plans: Know When to Say "No" (1 credit hour ABO)
• Managed Vision Care: What You Must Know (1 credit hour ABO)
Other Websites
Links to other great practice management resources...
| Codingline - an excellent site for podiatric practice management information. You can also sign up for a great list-serv. | http://www.codingline.com/ |
| Ophthalmology Management - in my opinion, the best business-of-ophthalmology magazine. | http://www.ophmanagement.com/ |
| Optiboard - a discussion forum of particular interest to optical dispensing practices. | http://www.optiboard.com/optiboard |
| Optometric Management - in my opinion, the best business-of-optometry magazine. | http://www.optometric.com/ |
| Podiatry Management - an excellent site for podiatric practice management articles. | http://www.podiatrym.com/ |
| Rose & Associates - specializing in Medicare reimbursement for ophthalmology and related specialties. | http://www.roseandassociates.com/ |
| Skin and Aging - the best site for dermatology practice management articles. | http://www.skinandaging.com/ |
Healthplan Websites
HMOs provide lots of free, useful information on the web. Here you'll find an extensive list of sites with information about the plans, their patient care protocols, administrative policies, and how they market you to employers and the public.
| Aetna/US Healthcare | http://www.aetnaushc.com/ |
| American Life Care (Louisiana) | http://www.americanlifecare.com/ |
| Athens Area Health Plan Select (Georgia) | http://www.aahps.com/ |
| Atlantis Health Plan (New York) | http://www.atlantishp.com/ |
| Avmed Health Plan (Florida) | http://www.avmed.com/ |
| Baptist Health System of Alabama | http://www.bhsala.com/ |
| BC/BS Association | http://www.bluecares.com/ |
| BC/BS (Federal Employees) | http://www.fepblue.org/ |
| BC/BS National Capital Area (DC) | http://www.bcbsnca.com/ |
| Blue Cross/Blue Shield (page links to 63 plans nationwide) | http://www.bcbs.com/listing/index.html |
| Blue Grass Family Health (Kentucky) | http://www.bgfh.com/ |
| Capital Blue Cross | http://www.capbluecross.com/ |
| Capital Healthplan (Florida) | http://www.capitalhealth.com/ |
| Care Choice (Michigan, Iowa) | http://www.carechoices.com/ |
| Centene Health Plans (IL, IN, TX, WI) | http://www.centene.com/ |
| Center Care (Kentucky) | http://www.centercare.com/ |
| Chartered Health Plan (Virginia, DC) | http://www.chartered-health.com/ |
| CIGNA Health Plans | http://www.cigna.com/ |
| Community Health Group (California) | http://www.chgsd.com/ |
| Coventry Health Care | http://www.cvty.com/ |
| Cox-Freeman Health Plan (Missouri) | http://www.coxnet.org/ |
| Fallon Healthcare System (MA) | http://www.fallon-clinic.com/ |
| First Choice Health Network (AK, ID, MT, WA) | http://www.fchn.com/ |
| First Health Group Corp. | http://www.firsthealth.com/ |
| Group Health Coop. of Puget Sound (WA) | http://www.ghc.org/ |
| Group Health Cooperative of So. Central Wisconsin | http://www.ghc-hmo.com/ |
| Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | http://www.harvardpilgrim.org/ |
| Healthcare Value Management (MA, CT, RI, ME, VT, NH) | http://www.hcvm.com/ |
| HealthLink | http://www.healthlink.com/ |
| HealthNet (California) | http://www.healthnet.com/ |
| HealthPartners (Minnesota) | http://www.healthpartners.com/ |
| Health Plan of San Joaquin (California) | http://www.hpsj.com/ |
| Health Plan of San Mateo (California) | http://www.hpsm.org/ |
| Health Plus (MI) | http://www.healthplus.com/ |
| HIP Health Plan | http://www.hipusa.com/ |
| Horizon Health Care (DE, NJ, PA) | http://www.horizon-healthcare.com/ |
| Humana Health Plans | http://www.humana.com/ |
| Intermountain Health Care (Utah) | http://www.ihc.com/ |
| Independent Health Association (New York) | http://www.independenthealth.com/ |
| Inland Empire Health Plan (California) | http://www.iehp.org/ |
| Kaiser Permanente | http://www.kaiserpermanente.org/ |
| Mercy Health System (Wisconsin) | http://www.mercyhealthsystem.org/ |
| Metlife Healthcare Network | http://www.metlife.com/ |
| Multiplan (DC, MD, VA) | http://www.multiplan.com/ |
| MVP Health Plan (NY, VT) | http://www.mvphealthplan.com/ |
| National Capital PPO (DC, MD, VA) | http://www.ncppo.com/ |
| Northern Arizona Health Care | http://www.nahealth.com/ |
| ODS Health Plans (Oregon) | http://www.odshp.com/ |
| Optima Health Plan (Virginia) | http://www.optimahealth.com/ |
| OSF Health Plans (IL, IA, MI) | http://www.osfhealthcare.org/ |
| Oxford Health Plan | http://www.oxhp.com/ |
| PacifiCare Health Systems | http://www.pacificare.com/ |
| Partners National Health Plan of North Carolina | http://www.partnershealth.com/ |
| Preferred Health Systems (Kansas) | http://www.phsystems.com/ |
| Preferred One | http://www.preferredone.com/ |
| Principal Health Care | http://www.principal.com/ |
| Priority Health (Michigan) | http://www.priority-health.com/ |
| Private Healthcare Systems | http://www.phcs.com/ |
| Promedica (MI, OH) | http://www.promedica.org/ |
| Providence Health Plan System (AK, WA, OR, CA) | http://www.providence.org/ |
| Prudential Health Plans | http://www.prudential.com/view/page |
| QualChoice of Arkansas | http://www.qcark.com/ |
| Rockford Health System | http://www.rhsnet.org/ |
| Rush-Prudential HMO (Illinois) | http://www.rush.edu/ |
| Scott & White Health Plan (Texas) | http://www.sw.org/ |
| Sloans Lake Managed Care (Colorado) | http://www.cofinity.net/ |
| Tufts Health Plan | http://www.tufts-healthplan.com/ |
| UCare of Minnesota | http://www.ucare.org/ |
| Unicare | http://www.unicare.com/ |
| United Health Care | http://www.uhc.com/ |
| Vytra Health Plan (New York) | http://www.vytra.com/ |
| Wellborn Health Plan | http://www.welbornclinic.com/ |
| Wellpath Community Health Plan (NC, SC) | http://www.wellpathchp.com/ |
| Wellpoint (California) | http://www.wellpoint.com/ |
| Western Health Advantage (California) | http://www.westernhealth.com/ |
| Wisconsin Physicians Service | http://www.wpsic.com/ |
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