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To join our panel of providers, all that is needed from you is
to agree to the following. Offer Eye Care International patients
the discounted fee of 80 percent of Medicare allowable for coded
procedures and 20 percent below your usual and customary charge
for non-coded procedures (cosmetic and refractive procedures).
It is important to note that this discount pertains only when
the patient will be paying for the services in full, at the time
services are performed. Furthermore, this discount only
applies to physicians’ fees (as opposed to surgical center fees,
etc.) and does not apply to Medicaid patients or patients who
select to use their private insurance for payment. Upon receipt
you will be provisionally added to our panel subject to the
successful completion of our credentialing process. |
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To further increase your patient flow, you should also
participate in the free eye exam benefit of our program. This
entitles one family member to one free eye exam for glasses
annually (only one per family, per year). The cost of the “free”
examination has already been factored into our dispensary fee
schedule to accommodate this service. This feature is a proven
success in terms of fee generation. |
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We are certain that the free eye exam benefit will drive
business to your office. However, if it does not, you can always
discontinue offering this free portion of the plan simply by
giving us a thirty-day notice of such an election. |
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Additional benefits to you include: |
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- No waiting for payments. Fees are due at the time of
service.
- No claim forms to fill out.
- Contact lens examinations are not discounted.
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“Initially our group was reluctant to offer free eye exams as
part of the ECI program, but Dr. Neil Robinson, head of our
ophthalmic practice, suggested we give the free eye exam a try.
Now all of our MDs, ODs and opticians are believers. The free
eye exam brings more people in for everything, from Lasik and
other surgeries to glasses and contact lenses. ECI’s free eye
exam has helped build our practice.” |
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-Michael Deitz, OD, Ocean Eye Institute |
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Click here to sign up as a provider |
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