An audit by an insurance company can be a costly and stressful event for your practice. Common problems in optometry, resulting in bad audit outcomes, stem from the “head in the sand” approach taken by too many doctors, and the reliance on unsubstantiated advice about billing and coding from CE programs, industry, word-of-mouth and blogs. Optometrists often have the misguided opinion that the small nature of their practices will protect them from audits. This feature from Review of Optometric Business offers some essential points to remember to avoid insurance audits, with instructions about what to do if you do get audited. Read More.