CLSA EyeWitness
A publication of the
Contact Lens Society of America
Volume 17, Number 1
Winter 2015
Coding
correctly can
be challenging,
page 23.
Billing, Coding & Business Practice
Features
Columns
Go beyond the lens for a better practice, by Vicky Sheppard, FCLSA
CE credit available – see below
Billing and Coding on the Front Porch, by Tim Koch, FCLSA, COT
The Business Side of a
Contact Lens Practice............................. 14
Scleral Lenses for the Care of
Marginal Eye Dryness............................ 20
Evolving scleral lens technology helps you to be proactive to keep
contact lens wearers happy, by Langis Michaud, OD, FAAO (Dlpl),
FBCLA, FSLS
Coding and Collecting Correctly for
Medical Contact Lenses.......................... 23
Here’s an overview of medically necessary contact lens coding that
affects your billing today, by Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS
Special
EW
60th Anniversary.................................... 26
Advertisers Index & Associate Members.... 30
Contents
CLSA EyeWitness Winter 2015
From the President.................................. 2
Notes from Tim....................................... 4
Bottom Line............................................ 8
Different Perspectives, Different Interpretations, by John Davis, FCLSA
Consultant’s Perspective......................... 10
Coding & Billing, by Al Vaske, BA, NCLEC
EyeQ.................................................... 12
CLSA News........................................... 13
EyeSpy................................................. 32
Product Watch, by Jason Compton, OD, FAAO
On the Cover: This year marks the 60th anniversary of the
founding of CLSA.
CE: NCLE Credit for The Business Side of a
Contact Lens Practice: This course has been submitted
for NCLE credit. Go to www.clsa.info/clsa-university and start
earning credit for this course. To view the CE quiz, please call
CLSA at (800) 296-9776 or e-mail at [email protected]. Courses
are FREE to CLSA members.
Be part of the EyeWitness! We’d love for you to contribute!
Contact Terri Klein for author guidelines – [email protected].
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