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Looking Glass Eye Center Wins National Award
BREVARD, N.C., April 1, 2008—Looking Glass Eye Center of Excellence has won a national award for its Medicare compliance practices.
The American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators announced that Looking Glass Eye Center is the winner of the third William E. Rose Jr. Pinnacle Award. The Pinnacle Award honors ophthalmology practices that demonstrate excellence in one or more of the following areas:
- Outstanding achievement in developing and implementing exemplary policies and guidelines to help protect the practice from erroneous or fraudulent billing practices.
- Exceptional efforts to maintain compliance with government regulations by providing continued training and education of all billing staff.
- Implementation of an internal audit program to minimize billing mistakes and reduce chances of fraudulent or abusive Medicare billing.
- Development of open lines of communication with staff to ensure that billing errors are identified and immediate corrective actions taken.
Looking Glass Eye Center is one of three ophthalmology practices nationwide receiving a Pinnacle Award. Looking Glass won in the Large Group Practice category.
“This is such an honor for our practice,” said Dr. Dana Christianson, who cofounded Looking Glass Eye Center in 1988 with Dr. Craig Secosan. “It truly reflects our staff’s dedication to excellence in eye care.”
The award was presented in Chicago at the opening general session of the ASOA Annual Congress on Ophthalmic Practice Management on April 5.
Looking Glass Eye Center of Excellence, which operates offices in Hendersonville, Brevard and Cashiers, is a leading provider of complete ophthalmic care in Western North Carolina, including state-of-the-art eye surgery and disease management. Looking Glass Eye Center has partnered with Transylvania Community Hospital in Brevard to form the Looking Glass Eye “Center of Excellence.” The practice also conducts surgery at Margaret Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital in Highlands.
About Transylvania Community Hospital
Celebrating its 75th year, Transylvania Community Hospital is a nationally ranked 5-Star Hospital and a leading provider of quality healthcare services in Transylvania and surrounding counties. Based in Brevard, N.C., it is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1933 and is the largest employer in Transylvania County.