Member Services
Protecting Your Profession
The NOA and AOA advocate on behalf of the profession. Optometry is a legislated profession and the work that the NOA and AOA does insures the profession's concerns are met and addressed. The NOA and AOA continue to craft new and updated legislation so that Doctors of Optometry can continue to meet the growing needs of their patients.
Promoting Your Profession
The NOA and AOA defend Optometry before policy makers and work to elevate the profession in the arena of public perception. Today's Optometrists are on the front lines of not only eye health, but community health. Consumer awareness efforts educate the public on the importance of eye health and the leading role Optometrists play in protecting it. NOA conducts an aggressive, year-round, statewide marketing and consumer education campaign to grow the marketplace.
AOAExcel®: Your Business Advantage
Position your practice to thrive. AOAExcel offers a number of business resources designed by Optometrists for Optometrists including exclusive services to finance, protect, and grow a practice. Visit aoa.org/aoaexcel to learn more about the following services:
- Business & Liability Insurance
- Optometry's Career Center
- Educational Loans
- Group Insurance
- Healthcare IT Solutions
- HIPAA Compliance Tools
- Merchant Processing
- Practice Financing
- Retirement Planning
NOA is your advocate with insurance carriers, Medicaid, and Medicare when there are issues regarding reimbursement. NOA provides extensive information and training for doctors and their staff members on topics like; reimbursement rates, rules, and proper coding for procedures.
Third party resources include a topical blog site where you can go for details on issues related to the profession.
An additional resource is insurance assistance with free consultation and advice through NOA Third Party consultant Dr. Chris Wolfe. Dr. Wolfe also provides education for ODs and staff regarding reimbursement rates and rules on proper coding for procedures.
Continuing Education and Staff Development
As a Member, you have access to top-quality clinical education to meet licensing requirements right here in Nebraska. NOA offers some of the most comprehensive education for Optometric staff of any state in the country. Members can keep their Paraoptometrics up to date with the latest clinical, third party and practice management information and skills right here in Nebraska.
News & Information
NOA UPDATE is a monthly e-newsletter to keep you updated on the latest happenings with optometry in Nebraska. Our Third Party Consultant will keep you current with an additional interaction. Occasional email updates with association, legislative, or marketing news are also sent.
ReThink Insurance Ending...
In the fall of 2022, Holmes Murphy launched the ReThink Insurance Program as a benefit for Nebraska Optometric Association members. Holmes Murphy has announced that his program is being sunsetted. Doctors that have insurance through ReThink Insurance will continue to be served to the best of their ability, but there is no support organizationally to continue the program.
Holmes Murphy has partnered with Pando PEO to provide a new program that includes services for insurance, payroll, HR, and tax compliance support. Learn More
Contact:
Taylor Stormberg
402-637-8444
taylor.stormberg@pandopeo.com
