Life after Y2K Expectations for 2001 are less than hopeful. About half expect income not to change. Don't lose hope. Many of your colleagues are implementing ideas to help up their income. Dennis Needham, O.D., of DePew, N.Y., expects his income to increase.
Many doctors plan to bring in more patients to raise revenues.
One, Kelly Corbridge, O.D., of Kingman, Ariz., is taking it further by going out and recruiting patients through mailings. She's also joining a doctor-organized vision network aimed at businesses with 100 employees or less. They're braced for the worst, and working for the best.