(PRESS RELEASE) MADISON, WI — With more optometrists choosing when, how, and where they practice, a new software platform called ClinicCover has been launched to connect Eye Care Professionals (ECPs) with patients served by Eye Care Businesses (ECBs).
Co-founder and Co-CEO, Dr. Scott Jens, a long-time eye care industry and software veteran, said “Too many ECBs have dark, empty exam rooms during too many days of the year. Every time a clinic leaves patients without an ECP to examine and serve them, there are eye health conditions left unmanaged.”
ClinicCover’s launch is all about registering ECPs into the “Doctor Bank” . The initial version of the software has been created and tested in regional markets. In the first few months, ClinicCover invites ECPs to register at no cost at cliniccover.com.
Ideal doctors for ClinicCover are those who want to own and control the time and place where they practice.These ECPs value flexibility in their schedule, and are hopeful that they can apply their high-quality patient care skills in Eye Care Business clinics where a doctor might not otherwise be available to see patients.
Given the natural evolution of ECP work, and the changing demographics of young ECPs coming out of optometry school, ClinicCover can empower doctors to aspire to find a better work-life balance and to allow them with easily identifiable options for clinical work that don’t require the challenges of business ownership.
Dr. Jens added, “ClinicCover has proven technology that is hyper-simple to use, and it’s free for any ECP that wants to find patient care opportunities in exam rooms that would otherwise not have a doctor in them, even if for a single day. From private practices where a doctor is on vacation, to corporate clinics needing a doctor to fill in, ClinicCover is an incredibly smooth way to connect ECPs to the patients that want to see an excellent eye doctor!”
Starting this summer, ECBs will begin posting openings by paying a modest fee to ClinicCover for each opportunity. Once an opportunity is posted, the software will use text alerts to message the ECPs who are eligible matches — and any interested ECP will be presented to the ECB for consideration. ClinicCover will be available for all types of Eye Care Businesses who can post days of patient care availability.