Wednesday Sept 1, 2010
The major IT in Optics annual survey is set to reveal the extent to which independent practices are embracing the benefits of technology for management, marketing and clinical advancement.
Thursday July 8, 2010
Independents’ Day brought inspiration to delegates who were keen to learn more about how IT can enhance their practice.
Monday July 5, 2010
Roger Pope and Partners, Royal Warrant holders, have just rolled out the first Optisoft Enterprise 7 practice management IT system at their New Cavendish Street practice, near London’s Harley Street.
Wednesday June 23, 2010
Trying out new practice management and clinical record keeping software modules at your convenience is now a reality, thanks to the launch of Optisoft’s new website.
Monday May 24, 2010
Targeted marketing at a fraction of the cost of traditional patient mailings for recalling and contacting patients is one of the key features of Optisoft Enterprise 7, the latest version of the widely used practice management system.
Friday April 16, 2010
Optisoft is now distributing a series of online tutorials to its customers, free of charge, to ensure that they get the very best out of their computer system.
Fri March 5, 2010
Computerised dispensing is the major reason for independents to upgrade to Optisoft’s Enterprise Edition, which enables the use of all the major lens suppliers’ on-line catalogues.
Mon Feb 15, 2010
Direct debiting should be offered to patients as a means of spreading the cost of all optical purchases and not just contact lenses, particularly in the current climate when the price of spectacles can be an unwelcome one-off payment.
Weds Jan 27, 2010
Online lens catalogues from the major suppliers, available free of charge via Optisoft Enterprise Edition’s Dispensing module, are cutting practice administrative time, reducing errors and maximising every opportunity to increase profits.
Tues Dec 1, 2009
Dispensing software within the practice IT system is maximising the dispense, saving time and cutting out human error at Oxfordshire independent, Ideal Eyes.
Thurs Nov 26, 2009
Caller line identifier, which brings up the patient’s notes as they call the practice; Direct Debiting; plus online product catalogues, are new features that Optisoft will be demonstrating at Eyecare 3000.
Fri Oct 23, 2009
Anglia Ruskin and Glasgow Universities’ schools of optometry have rolled out Optisoft Enterprise edition, bringing the benefits of practice management and clinical software to the attention of students.
Tue Sep 22, 2009
Optisoft, the independent’s practice management IT supplier, has just launched a rental option in addition to outright purchase. Now making the system available to all, the monthly payment scheme is available from just £50 + VAT per month.
Wed Sep 16
The five-strong R.C. Pinder Opticians Group in Nottinghamshire has upgraded its practice management system and is now reaping the benefits of centralised stock control and recall functions.
Mon Aug 17
Texting and emailing reminders is received with great approval by many senior patients reports The OPTICIAN’s Independent Practice of the Year, Perspective Opticians.
Wed Jul 22, 2009
The big picture on how IT is used in independent practice, including how integrated diagnostic technology has become, is set to be revealed in the 2009 Optisoft Survey.
Wed Jul 22, 2009
“Clearly Excellent Eyecare” is the message from Andrew Fletcher Opticians in Bolton and seven months after opening his new practice he is boasting a full appointment book.
Tue May 19, 2009
Completing Optisoft’s latest newsletter word search competition has brought rich rewards for Insight Opticians of Pinner.
Wed Mar 11, 2009
Spectacle and contact lens dispensing, including the administration for aftercare and frequent replacement lenses, has become much easier thanks to Optisoft’s new Enterprise Edition.
Mon Feb 09, 2009
More than 50 different types of appointment, spread across five consulting rooms with a range of eye care professionals, sounds like an administrative headache, but BBR Optometry’s investment in practice management software ensures that practice potential is maximised.
Fri Dec 05, 2008
SAS practice management software users who are facing heavy release clauses to their IT contract since the company’s sale are invited to look at the terms of Optisoft’s latest deal.
Fri Nov 28, 2008
Clinical imaging that is fully integrated into the practice management system is the major message from Optisoft at Eyecare 3000. Via Optisoft’s OptomNotes™ all visual images captured become an integral part of the patient’s notes – a feature that has been widely welcom
Tue Oct 28, 2008
Tough High Street conditions mean that every opportunity should be maximised through the use of an efficient dispensing system, believes Optisoft Managing Director, Keith Sheers.
Tue Sep 23, 2008
An enthusiasm to invest in optical diagnostic equipment, and link it to the practice management software system, was only topped by the costs of staff training - the overwhelming view of respondents to Optisoft’s national survey of IT use amongst independents.
Thu Sep 11, 2008
Preparing optometry students to make the most of a modern practice management system has become a lot easier with the roll out of Optisoft Enterprise Edition at Cardiff University.
Fri Aug 22, 2008
A major study of the use of IT in optics is expected to reveal the extent to which independent practices are embracing the benefits of technology for management, marketing and clinical advancement.
Fri Jul 18, 2008
The most northerly mainland practice in the UK, Graham Henderson Optometrists in Thurso, is delighted to have won an Optisoft competition that will boost their contact lens dispensing.
Thu Jul 10, 2008
Profits at Optisoft rose by over 60% last year reflecting the return on the company’s investment in developing its long-awaited Optisoft Enterprise Edition.
Tue Apr 29, 2008
Plenty of people ask the secret of a successful practice – the team, the location and the service provided, but underpinning no less than four of The Optician Award winners is Optisoft's practice management system.
Tue Apr 29, 2008
Optisoft's Accounts Manager, Anne Hovell, now in her 60th year, was delighted to complete her sixth London marathon, raising more than £800 for Cancer Research.
Tue Apr 29, 2008
Responding to demand from many of the profession's increasingly IT-savvy users, Optisoft has launched a video demonstration that shows the new Optisoft Enterprise edition in action.
Thu Apr 10, 2008
Optisoft users will be delighted to know that they can upgrade to the intuitive, user-friendly, new Optisoft Enterprise Edition at the BCLA for the special price of £795. Other offers such as free data transfer or free training are available for non Optisoft users.
Tue Mar 18, 2008
A new optical practice, which includes a full laser eye surgery suite, with a team of ophthalmologists, optometrists and optical assistants, is set to open within the Royal Hallamshire, Sheffield's teaching hospital.
Mon Feb 25, 2008
Optisoft has appointed Melissa Johnson, an experienced software company administrator, to oversee the rapidly progressing online catalogue facility for dispensing, electronic ordering and tracking of spectacles orders.
Tue Jan 29, 2008
City University's Department of Optometry has rolled out Optisoft's new Enterprise Edition software, much to the delight of the professional team.
Wed Jan 23, 2008
Long established, independent, city centre practices rarely report annual growth of 20% but that is exactly what Aberdeen's Corry and Christie is showing - not just for one, but for two years running.
Wed Jan 23, 2008
Optisoft Support will be open during the following hours over the Christmas period.
Wed Jan 23, 2008
Optisoft's major update - the new 2008 Enterprise Edition - is now available with an intuitive, user-friendly design that displays all records as full screen.
Wed Jan 23, 2008
Optisoft's Imaging System is linking in retinal cameras to a group of south London independent practices' patient notes - the latest stage in the group's investment in technology.
Wed Jan 23, 2008
The new Optisoft Enterprise Edition practice management software will be demonstrated at the Eyecare 3000 Glasgow exhibition from 20th-22nd January 2008.
Mon Nov 26, 2007
Emailing patients with the coolest, musical, animated, newsletter is proving the most effective way to build loyalty for a two year old Bristol independent practice.
Thu Nov 01, 2007
"Light for Life", the UK charity that is addressing some of the most pressing medical and optical needs of the people of Romania, is now being sponsored by Optisoft.
Thu Oct 18, 2007
Phillips Opticians, the six-strong group of Newport Valley practices, is reaping the benefits of an investment in Optisoft's new technology, with the facility to highly target more than 30 different patient groups.
Mon Oct 15, 2007
Scotland's newest independent has just opened its doors and is already running a completely paperless practice, thanks to its investment in Optisoft technology.
Wed Oct 10, 2007
Tue Aug 28, 2007
A 19" flat screen LCD monitor in the consulting room is winning a Birmingham practitioner plenty of new patients.
Thu Aug 23, 2007
Optisoft has boosted its
Support Desk with the appointment of Ian Nichols, a graduate in computer science, who has previously worked as a field-based IT technician. &n
Tue July 3, 2007
The temptation of cash in the practice has led to an estimated one in three practices being defrauded – often by seemingly longstanding, loyal, staff believes Optisoft, provider of the UK's most widely used practice management software.
Mon June 26, 2007
"Light for Life", the UK charity that is addressing some of the most pressing medical and optical needs of the people of Romania, is now being sponsored by Optisoft.
Mon June 11, 2007
Susan Bowers' enthusiasm for her Optisoft image capture system, and the library of pathology that she has built up at her Coventry practice, has led to international recognition plus the prize of a Nikon camera.
Wed May 30, 2007
Sims Opticians in Teddington, Middlesex, has installed computers into their consulting rooms for the first time as part of an extension of its Optisoft computer system.
Tue May 29, 2007
Microsoft, the world leader in software development, has endorsed the quality and ease of use of the optical industry's leading IT solution.
Wed May 2, 2007
Direct debiting patients, particularly for contact lens care and products, is the largest lost opportunity for generating revenue with less than 5% of practices making us
Tue May 1, 2007
Optisoft, the most widely used practice management system in the UK, received orders at
Optrafair that were 225% times greater than the 2005 show with specific interest in cash handli