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EW SHOW DAILY 16 Make the most of your meeting at ASOA's Networking Lounge A SOA's Networking Lounge gives ophthalmic adminis- trators the chance to min- gle with and learn from fellow administrators. You'll also be able to hear practice management pearls, ask questions of consultants during Consultants-on-Call, scan the career board, grab some refresh- ments, and more. The Lounge will be the spot to attend roundtables that go through Monday. Consultants-on-Call gives attendees a chance to ask leading consultants in the field questions about business efficiency. To see the Consultants-on-Call schedule, go to annualmeeting.ascrs.org/ consultants-call. A schedule is also posted outside of the Networking Lounge. The ASOA Networking Lounge is located in room 104BC of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. It will be open today and Monday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Join ASOA for Networking Lounge roundtables The roundtables in ASOA's Network- ing Lounge will cover a host of hot topics in practice management. Here's the schedule, which is also posted outside of the Networking Lounge. Sunday –Physician/Administrator Relationships, 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Connie St Clair, CMPE, COE –Optical Table, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Carolyn Salvato –Coding, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Paul Larson/Mary Pat Johnson –Cosmetic Services, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. John Livecchi, MD –Facility Design, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Larry Brooks, AIA –Hearing Services, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mark Holloway Sunday, April 27, 2014 ASOA News Today by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer Achieving high levels of administrative excellence COEs earn designation for experience, professionalism M ore than 30 individu- als earned the Certified Ophthalmic Executive designation (COE) in the past year. The COE designation recognizes those who have achieved the experience, knowledge, and skills identified by the National Board for the Certification of Ophthalmic Executives (NBCOE) as essential to practice management. This elite certification promotes excellence and professionalism in ophthalmic practice management. Applicants must demonstrate they have at least 2 years of healthcare administration experience and 1 or more years of ophthalmic practice management. Relevant experience includes the following content areas: finance and accounting, marketing, business operations, risk management and regulatory compliance, management information systems, human resources, and basic ophthalmic knowledge. The experience does not need to be completed in 3 consecu- tive years; however, the cumulative total of 3 years must have occurred within the preceding 5 calendar years. Eligibility is not limited to ASOA members, but ASOA members receive a discounted application fee. Find out more about the COE designation at www.asoa.org/coe. The following individuals received the COE designation in the past year: David Aldag Matthew Chapman Carole Dumas Charlotte Evanson Susan Filskov Jennifer Flemming by Vanessa Caceres EyeWorld Contributing Writer Monday –Affordable Care Act (ACA), 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. Keith Froelicks/Allison Dickert –COE Certification, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Tamim Qaum, MD, COE –Audit Issues, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sue Corcoran/Donna McCune –Certify Your Front Office Staff, 12:00 to 1:00 pm Elizabeth Holloway, Emily Peltier –Buy-Ins and Pay-Outs, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Mark Kropiewnicki, JD, LLM –New ASOA Members, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Liz Parrott, COE –Clinical Efficiency, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Kenneth Woodworth, COMT, COE EW Michelle Fleshner Orval Gilmore Robert Grim Marilyn Denise Hammond Coby Lander Lynn Lane Jill Lewandowski Jennifer Luchtefeld Michael Lutz Cathi Lyons Kent McKown Janna Mullaney Wayne Persutte Dawn Pritts Jill Reimer Raysa Rodriguez Val Selness Tasha Sperry Maureen Tipp Salina Vela Alisha Wallace Linda Wilbur Joel Wilhelm Stephen Wood Jeffrey Zollman EW ASOA Friday Focus Survey In your practice, what percentage of your scribes hold the COA or COT certification? Response % 0 23.71% Less than 25% 22.49% 25-49% 17.02% 50–75% 13.68% More than 75% 23.10% In your practice, what percentage of your scribes hold the CMA certification? Response % 0 74.16% Less than 25% 22.49% 25–49% 1.82% 50–75% 0.91% More than 75% 0.61%

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