Optical manager vs licensed dispensing optician

Differences between optical manager and licensed dispensing optician duties and responsibilities

Optical manager example responsibilities.

• Manage patients vision benefits and do comparative analysis of benefits vs. promotions.
• Maintain coating quality using adhesion testing and spectrophotometers, and manage coating hues and reflectance adjustments.
• Install data and voice cabling, Cat6 and Cat5e.
• Maintain a well HIPPA policy environment.
• Submit billing for both eyem and VSP.
• Authorize and bill vision insurance online for VSP and eyem.
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Licensed dispensing optician example responsibilities.

• File managed care claims including Medicare, Davis, eyem and VSP.
• Inventory control over stock single vision lenses and ordering of RX from outside labs.
• Help patients receive maximum benefit from their insurance coverage.
• Educate patients on optical health and provide informative literature when need.
• Work with multiple optometrists to solve patient issues including inaccurate optical measurements, lens adaptations, and overall patient satisfaction.
• File insurance for orders including medicare and medicaid.