Did you know that practices displaying the American Diabetes Association^® (ADA) Badge on their VSP^® Find a Doctor Directory listing on vsp.com receive nearly 2x as many clicks to their appointment scheduler compared to those without a badge?* Don’t miss the chance to receive yours and increase your practice’s visibility—Join VSP Premier Edge™ Training and Education for a new no-cost virtual Diabetes Continuing Education (CE) Event on either August 29 or 31. If you already have the ADA Badge, you can still earn CE credits from the new “Diabetes, Nutrition, and Eye Health: A Guide for Eye Health Professionals” and “Billing & Coding: Approaching the Diabetic Eye Exam” courses.  

Register today:   

• Tuesday, August 29, 2023, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. PDT
• Thursday, August 31, 2023, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. CDT 

By attending the entire event, you will:    

• Receive the ADA Badge for your practice’s Find a Doctor Directory listing if your practice has retinal imaging equipment. ** 
• Earn two hours of complimentary, COPE-accredited CE. 

Win diabetes resources for your practice! 

Also, the first 200 practices to register for and attend the entire event will receive a Diabetes Toolkit, which provides resources for both your practice and your patients regarding diabetes, including a Diabetic Eye Exam Recording Reference Card, copies of patient education fliers, and more. Winners will be notified following the event. *** 

Hear from your peers: 

See how these doctors are leveraging the ADA Badge to reinforce their integral role in patients’ overall healthcare.  

Courses included during the event:  

New! Diabetes, Nutrition, and Eye Health: A Guide for Eye Health Professionals (One hour of CE credit) 

Evidence-based nutrition information and clinical guidance are vitally important tools that foster improved health outcomes for people living with diabetes. Presented by Susan Weiner, MS, RDN, CDN, CDCES, FADCES, this course will discuss how to translate evidence-based nutrition guidelines into practice across all communities. You’ll be provided with nutritional eating pattern information about the benefits of medical nutrition therapy, strategies to educate patients on nutrition, and information on nutrient-rich foods to promote eye health. 

New! Billing & Coding: Approaching the Diabetic Eye Exam (One hour of CE credit) 

Approaching the diabetic eye exam is an area of billing and coding that causes a challenge for eye care teams. There is often confusion on how best to handle diabetic services when a patient has both vision and medical coverage. This presentation offers clarification on the elements impacting both the patient and the practice, including outlining a clear path for patient education, and billing and coding practices, while ensuring you receive credit for the care you provide.

Essential Medical Eye Care 

Presented by Brittany Howell, VSP Senior Product Manager, this course provides an overview of how VSP streamlined its supplemental medical eye care coverage by creating a single plan, simplifying billing, and increasing availability by making it standard coverage for most VSP patients. You’ll also learn how you can leverage this plan to maximize VSP benefits for your patients with diabetes and other medical eye care needs. 

^* Private practice location sample data during the month of May 2023.  

^** To receive the ADA Badge, at least one person per practice location must have attended this entire event and you must have retinal imaging equipment in your practice. More information is available here. 

^*** Note, supplies are limited to one toolkit per practice location. No purchase necessary.