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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]. 1