Vision Quest has been a member of Advantage Administration’s MSO buying group for one year and we’ve taken advantage of the program for many purchases throughout the practice and ambulatory surgery center. The program has offered significant savings for capital equipment, legal, marketing, IT, health insurance as well as medical, surgical and office supply purchases. […]
I have been working with Joe Carroll with Advantage Administration for over two years, and our practice joined his MSO in January 2018. For the first half of 2018, we have realized reduced expenses for our legal, accounting, medical/surgical/office supplies, and capital equipment. We have incorporated a BOOMERANG™ patient retention program with Opticall, which has […]
January 5, 2017 To Whom It May Concern: I am honored to write a letter of reference for Joe Carroll, President of Advantage Administration. I was given the opportunity to interview for the Practice Administrator role with Westlake Eye Specialists, while Mr. Carroll lead the interview. From the moment of my first impression with Mr. […]
To Whom It May Concern; I am pleased to write you a reference letter for Joe Carroll, President of Advantage Administration, who has been a trusted adviser for over 20 years. I first met Joe when our practice was small and very disorganized. He helped us set our ship in order and grow our practice […]
To Whom It May Concern: I am the founder and President of a comprehensive tertiary ophthalmology practice and an outpatient ambulatory surgery center with multiple doctors in a very competitive environment located in Dallas, Texas. We have been in business for over 35 years and we enjoy an outstanding reputation within the community. Joe Carroll […]
Dear Joe, Thank you again for your recent practice review. My staff all enjoyed the time you spent with them in your employee interviews. I enjoyed that they enjoyed you. The time you spent with us was invaluable to learn what we were doing well, which was most things, and what we needed improvement on, […]
Dear Joe, After retirement, I have had time to realize what you did for me – I have never mentioned how much I appreciate the structure and business guidance that you provided for our busy medical and surgical practice for over 20 years. I have continued to use many of them long after you left us. There is […]
I write this letter of recommendation for Mr. Joe Carroll. I had the privilege of working with Mr. Carroll as our consultant at Athwal Eye Associates. During this time with the company he has implemented many positive changes which brought out the best performance in all of my employees. One in particular which stands out […]
It is with extreme pleasure that I provide a letter of reference for Byrd Evans. Our practice began its conversion to EMR in 2013, quite an undertaking, particularly in a practice of our size. Advantage consultants were on site well in advance of the “Go Live” date and were wonderful in helping us through the […]
To Whom It May Concern: We quickly learned the benefit of having an outsider to come into the practice every +/- three or so years to evaluate overall efficiency. Advantage Administration, Inc. came to us highly recommended by a number of practices that were similar to our own. Advantage conducted a clinical, human resource and […]
They provided an excellent analysis of what was occurring in the practice and assisted management in transitioning to a new billing process. We engaged your group to help the practice with a revenue cycle management process change that reduced our accounts receivable by fifty percent.
To Whom It May Concern: I am writing this letter to recommend Byrd Evans [Advantage Administration, Inc.] as a practice consultant. She is a remarkable lady who achieves remarkable results. We hired Ms. Evans [Advantage Administration] to evaluate our back office operations and make recommendations for improving efficiency, expediting claims, and modernizing our methods. As […]
Re: Advantage Administration, Inc. Dear Mr. Carroll: I would like to personally thank you for helping the Florida Eye Institute when our practice was in a state of turmoil. Due to litigation over a partnership dispute, the Board became deadlocked and this resulted in a multitude of financial and operational challenges that threatened our solvency. […]
To Whom It May Concern: I am very pleased to be writing this letter of reference for Advantage Administration, Inc. We have been working with Advantage for over ten years now and during that time they have been providing us with very valuable and cost effective advice to help us improve the overall performance of […]
Dear Joe, Ten months have passed since Advantage Administration passed the baton to our own rejuvenated in-house management team. Six months earlier when you first arrived full time, we faced crippling overhead costs, inefficient clinic flow, unprofitable billing and coding practices, ineffective real estate management, and most frighteningly, the specter of losing everything to an […]
Joe: I wanted to take a moment to share with you a few thoughts about our experience working with you and the rest of the Advantage Administration team. It has been well over a year since we started down this road together, and as I think back to where we were before we joined forces, […]
It is with great pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Ms. Holcomb. She has been the principal team member of Advantage Administration that has handled the transition between administrators for Harvard Eye Associates. One of Ms. Holcomb’s many strengths lies in her accurate and thorough knowledge of the operations aspect of an […]
I was fortunate to work with Ms. Joya Martin, COA in her capacity as consultant with Advantage Administration, Inc. in the spring and summer of 2007. Ms. Martin was assigned to the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins as a consultant, working first in the General Eye Service (the resident’s hospital clinic) followed by the Glaucoma […]
It is my pleasure to provide this letter of reference regarding Mr. Robert Bonofiglo with whom I have worked closely from October 26, 2009 to May 20, 2011. During this period, Mr. Bonofiglo [Senior Consultant, Advantage Administration, Inc.] has served as the project manager for the development and deployment of the VersaSuite PM/EMR/PACS electronic medical […]
Eight years ago my Ophthalmology practice was facing problems in the areas of management and finances. I had a busy, growing practice, but sometimes was unable to pay myself. There seemed to be an underlying current of personnel conflict. The poor attitudes of a few employees were beginning to impact the quality ones. Much of […]
Dear Joe, It is a pleasure to offer this letter of recommendation for the excellent consulting services we have received at Mid Atlantic Retina in 2006 and in 2012 from Advantage Administration, Inc. Byrd Evans has been a key factor in several areas of our revenue management department. She has been instrumental in the following […]
If you are looking for an Interim CEO for your practice, we would recommend the services of Advantage Administration, Inc. Advantage came to us highly recommended by other large practices similar to ours, and I am pleased to report that they were the first consulting group that actually helped implement their recommendations. During the seven […]
It is my pleasure to provide a letter of reference regarding Mr. John Aboud with whom I worked from January 2010 until January 2011. Mr. Aboud served in the capacity of IT consultant for the JSEI-VersaSuite EMR/PACS implementation program under the program management of Advantage Administration, Inc. (headed by Joseph Carroll). During this period, Mr. […]
I would highly recommend the Advantage Administration, Inc. team. When my Administrator of 11 years moved on, I was struggling to learn the ropes of running my practice again. I was overwhelmed with HIPPA, OSHA, no adequate employee manual, no job descriptions, and local surgery center changes. I lacked the ability to assess the status […]
Dear Joe, This is a belated thank you for all Advantage Administration has done for our practice over the past three years. When I met you in Chicago at the Academy, in 2005 I believe, I was impressed with your down to earth approach and positive attitude that our practice could be helped. Anyway, your […]
Advantage is an excellent organization if you are a doctor/administrator looking to improve efficiency, staffing/HR, education and growth. Advantage has helped many ophthalmologists in my field and with their partnership, we have achieved 20-30% growth every year. They are ethical and professional! Zarmeena Vendal, M.D. President & Founder Westlake Eye Specialists
In my 30 year association with Joe Carroll and Advantage I can earnestly say there are few consultants as super passionate in the A to Z’s of practice management. Joe and his team bring years of experience and old fashioned wisdom then match it with their knowledge of the ever evolving healthcare industry. Any practice […]
