Five Goals to Clarify Before a Practice Transition
Define your optometry owner practice transition goals: timing, post-sale role, patient continuity, and buyer fit before exploring a transition.
Areas of Expertise
What I Write About
Patient Acquisition
Strategies for capturing every patient opportunity through better call handling and scheduling.
Healthcare Operations
Lean Six Sigma principles applied to medical practice workflows and team efficiency.
Practice Management
Building systems that reduce no-shows, improve recall rates, and maximize revenue per patient.
Scaling Multi-Location Practices
Operational blueprints for growing from single to multi-location healthcare groups.
Background
From Corporate to Practice Owner
My journey to healthcare operations started in unexpected places. At Dell, I learned how world-class companies optimize at scale. At Cleveland Clinic, I saw firsthand how complex healthcare systems actually operate.
I earned my Lean Six Sigma certification and completed my Master of Positive Organizational Development (MPOD) at Case Western Reserve's Weatherhead School of Management. These frameworks became the foundation for everything I build today.
When my wife Dr. Mital Patel and I opened Classic Vision Care in Atlanta, I quickly discovered that even the best clinical care fails without solid operations. Missed calls meant lost patients. Staffing chaos meant inconsistent service. That frustration led me to build the systems that became My Business Care Team.
Today, I split my time between running operations at Classic Vision Care (our real-world testing lab) and helping 70+ healthcare practices implement the same systems that transformed our practice.
Recent Writing
Articles by Ankit
Practical insights on healthcare operations, patient acquisition, and practice management.
Practice Transitions
Practice Transitions
Patient Continuity in an Optometry Practice Transition
Questions optometry owners can use to plan for records, communication, and state-specific review during a practice transition.
Practice Transitions
Optometry Sale: Staff Communication & Confidentiality
How owners handle optometry practice sale staff communication confidentiality: when to tell your team, what to say, and how to protect continuity.
Practice Transitions
Owner Dependency Before an Optometry Transition
Guidance on documenting workflows and delegating operations before an optometry practice transition.
Patient Access Operations
Standardize Before Centralizing Optometry Scheduling
How multi-location optometry groups standardize appointment types, metrics, and reporting before centralizing scheduling, plus a phased rollout plan.
Practice Transitions
Optometry Practice Records Before Diligence: A Guide
A practical guide to organizing optometry practice records before diligence, including asset records, valuation questions, and patient-record considerations.