by Nathan Hayes | Mar 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
It’s the beginning of the year, which means many Books & Benchmarks clients are asking to review their 2024 results. It’s a fun time because that means I get to celebrate their successes and talk about what’s next for their practices and how they can increase...
by Nathan Hayes | Feb 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
When Books & Benchmarks launched in 2021, I never imagined that HIPAA could have anything to do with bookkeeping. But as I’ve come to learn, it does. This week, let’s discuss what HIPAA is, how the Privacy Rule overlaps with optometry practice bookkeeping, and...
by Nathan Hayes | Feb 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Staffing is one of the hardest and most critical aspects of building a great optometry practice. The challenges to getting it right are myriad: recruiting, firing, managing, vision-casting, training, and more go into building and maintaining a great team. I mention...
by Nathan Hayes | Feb 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you’re a do-it-yourself-er—whether to save money or stay in control—bookkeeping probably isn’t something optometry school prepared you for. Now, we firmly believe most practice owners are better off focusing on patient care, growing their business, or even...
by Nathan Hayes | Jan 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
This time of year, many practice owners ask me about their goals. I often get questions like, “Should we aim for 6% or 8% growth?” While it’s great to have a target in mind, these figures might be too conservative, and percentages alone can be too...
