OD Excellence By John Sailer Monday, February 13, 2012 12:04 AM RELATED CONTENT Finding Strength in Numbers Making the Choice: Vital Stats on ECP Alliances and Buying Groups *VM Web EXCLUSIVE: "Membership Has Its Benefits," Say ECPs in Buying Groups and ECP Alliances The Alliance Block Buying Group C & E Vision/Vision West Independent Doctors of Optometric Care (IDOC) Opti-Port Prima Eye Group Primary Eyecare Network (PEN) Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA) Professional Eyecare Resources Co-op (PERC) Villavecchia Buying Group Vision Source OD Excellence Founded: 2006 Owners: Jerry Lieblein, OD, CEO; Jerry Sude, OD, chairman Executives: John A. McGreal, Jr., OD, director of professional education; Rebecca Johnson, CPOT, COT, COE, director of staff education; Anne-Marie Lahr, OD, Contact: www.odexcellence.com; (707) 433-5542 Programs: COPE-approved webcasts two times per month; live monthly (and archived) clinical, practice management and operational webcasts; monthly newsletters with clinical and operational pearls and vendors’ specials; staff training for practice management and certification; interactive message board; customized purchasing group; white papers; forms; benchmarking; alliance vendor discounts; Dry Eye Center of Excellence creation for practices; ODX Road to Success tools for practice efficiency and profitability Events: information-sharing meetings; annual conference Members: 700 Focus for 2012: grow the membership and help optometrists maximize the efficiency and profitability of their practices and evolve toward the “medical model,” which includes diagnosis and treating ocular diseases they see every day in their practices