
The Meeker Minute
With Dr. Ron Meeker

6 Areas to Evaluate to Maximize the ROI on Your Year-End Capital Investments
Capital investments must enhance the bottom-line, boosting cash flow more than the next best use of funds. Evaluate these 6 areas to ensure your investment will continue to benefit your practice long-term.

How I Grew my Practice Revenue by 23% Without Taking on More Patients
There’s more than one way to succeed in optometry and in business. It is possible to practice on a smaller scale without sacrificing growth and profitability

How We Attract the Patients That Improve our Revenue per Exam
In spite of all the things that are happening in the world, inflation, etc. the people we are seeing are still spending money.

How We Reversed a Downward Revenue Trend to Finish the Year Strong
Despite a strong quarter one and quarter two, we had a dip in quarter three. The biggest challenge was understanding how to “pick back up” in quarter four.

We Added $10 per Exam in Clinic Revenue with a Medical Model Approach
We know we have to respond in a medical management mentality and we have to do it better than anyone else.

My Practice is Growing Even Though I Only See Patients 3 Days a Week
I want time to work on my practice as much as in my practice, so for me, it’s a question of how I maximize my time.
We Saw 9% Growth in 2022 by Expanding our Specialty Care
We have to ask, “what do we have, what can we do for patients, and where are we not providing opportunities for patients that we should be?”

Mile Brujic, OD
Driving profitability with full-scope patient care.

Frank Tuffy
Focus on smart business management
We Solved our Cash Flow Challenge by Engaging our Staff with Metrics
You have to work hard to identify the right team members and differentiate yourself in your practice.
About The Meeker Minute
You can change your practice for the better – one minute at a time. While “big initiatives” are always important to consider, oftentimes the real change happens in small moments, just a minute or two, as you implement sustainable, healthy habits that improve your practice in manageable, bite-size increments.
The Meeker Minute is a collection of quick wins that anybody can put into play. Build a better team, serve your patients better, and enjoy better business performance – one minute at a time..
About Ron Meeker
Dr. Meeker has been in practice in his home town of Vestal, NY since 1985. He is a graduate of Colgate University and the University of California at Berkeley School of Optometry. He has been a Fellow of the American Academy since 1988 and was among the first group of optometrists to achieve Diplomate of the American Board of Optometry in 2011. Dr. Meeker was an early adopter of electronic health records, beginning in 1997.
After 35 years in active practice, Dr. Meeker is transitioning his legacy practice to a younger practitioner as he turns his attention to the next phase of his career. He looks forward to sharing his expertise with the eyeTHRIVE community, and assisting other practitioners in developing their best practices.