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Alan Ortego reposted thisAlan Ortego reposted thisCrystal PM record — 3 events, 3 days in a row. 🏆 This week we're connecting with hundreds of independent #optometry practice owners and ODs across Florida, Colorado, and the Northern Rockies. If you're at #FOA, #COA, or #NROC, come find us. We'd love to show you what's new, put a fresh mousepad on your desk, and catch up with some familiar faces (and meet some new ones). Hope to see you out there! Florida Optometric Association Colorado Optometric Association Crystal Practice Management #OptometryPracticeManagement #IndependentOptometry #OptometryEHR
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Alan Ortego reposted thisAlan Ortego reposted thisI'm hiring! Our marketing engine is humming, and it's time to add another set of hands. I'm looking for a remote Marketing Specialist to join the team at Crystal Practice Management. This isn't a "support marketing" role. You'll have real ownership across our integrated marketing campaigns and event execution. Direct line to pipeline. A team that values follow-through over hype. The kind of person I'm looking for: ⚡ Lights up when the calendar is full and the trains are running on time 🛠️ Knows HubSpot inside and out 🎤 Has executed events from logistics through follow-up ✈️ Comfortable with a remote role that includes 1 to 2 trips a month 🔍 Detail-oriented to the point that other people thank you for it You'll help us grow Crystal. We'll help you grow your career. Apply below! #Hiring #MarketingJobs #B2BMarketing
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Alan Ortego reposted thisAlan Ortego reposted thisVision Expo is underway and we’d love to see you there! If you’re attending, stop by Booth #4209 to connect with the Crystal Practice Management team. ➡️ Already a Crystal client? Come see what’s new - including the all-new Crystal Payments solution built directly into the EHR. ➡️ Never seen Crystal PM before? This is the perfect time to get a quick look at how practices are simplifying operations and improving patient experience with Crystal. Whether you want a demo, a quick question answered, or just want to say hello, we’d love to meet you. 📍 Vision Expo Orlando 📅 March 10–14, 2026 👁️ Booth #4209 See you on the floor! #VisionExpo #VisionExpoOrlando #Optometry #OptometryTechnology #HealthIT #PracticeManagement #CrystalPM #OptometrySoftware #EyeCare
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Alan Ortego shared thisThis holiday season, we are spotlighting Technology That Gives Back. Bells helps give time back to clinicians by enhancing documentation with smart prompts and near real-time guidance, making notes quicker and more complete so they can focus more on people and less on paperwork. Learn more about how Bells can empower your entire care team: https://okt.to/4p3FbY #TechTuesday #HealthcareTech #MeaningfulAI
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Alan Ortego shared thisClinicians at MHMR of Tarrant County are writing about one additional note per client, per month using Bells. By simplifying the documentation process, Bells helps clinicians save time, increase capacity and focus on delivering quality care. Stop by our booth at the mhca - Mental Health Corporations of America Fall Conference to learn more about Bells or explore how AI is supporting smarter documentation: https://okt.to/9Fp0lA #MeaningfulAI #ValueBasedCare #AugmentedIntelligence
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Alan Ortego shared thisAt MHMR of Tarrant County, clinicians are using Bells to spend less time on documentation and more time with clients. The result: serving an additional 5 clients each month per provider. This measurable impact highlights how AI-enabled documentation supports workforce capacity while expanding access to care. Discover more about MHMR of Tarrant County’s journey with Bells: https://okt.to/OQLBCa #MeaningfulAI #ClinicalDocumentation #ValueBasedCare
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Alan Ortego shared thisExplore the evolving priorities and expectations of healthcare leaders as they embrace #AI in 2025 and beyond. From reducing administrative burdens to ensuring trust and transparency, discover the key themes shaping the future of healthcare AI adoption. Read the CareThreads blog from Christopher J Cotton to stay ahead of industry trends and learn how person-centered AI can deliver real value for your community-based care organization: https://okt.to/TwLxZW #MeaningfulAI #Automation
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Alan Ortego shared thisBells is transforming the way clinicians work—making their day easier, more genuine and more focused on what truly matters. In this conversation, Tom Herzog talks with Liz Worth from Johnson County Mental Health Center about the real outcomes clinicians and staff are experiencing with our AI-enabled documentation assistant. Discover how Bells supports meaningful interactions: https://okt.to/opGzi0 #MeaningfulAI #ClinicalDocumentation #PersonCenteredCare
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Alan Ortego reposted thisAlan Ortego reposted thisThis summer I discovered the difference Bells can make for clinicians. ☀️ Instead of hours spent documenting, Bells—an AI-powered clinical documentation tool from Netsmart that captures and transcribes notes so providers can focus more on care and less on paperwork. I’m inspired by how healthcare technology like this is supporting those on the frontlines and giving time back to clinicians to do what matters most. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gevAGGPj #MeaningfulAI #HealthcareTechnology #BehavioralHealth
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Alan Ortego liked thisAlan Ortego liked thisI’m starting to realize that “having it all” isn’t about fitting everything into your life. It’s about building your life around what matters most. I was recently challenged to really define my core values. Not the things I should value or the things that look impressive from the outside, but the things I’m simply not willing to compromise on. For me, that looks like - Family. Purpose. Joy. Peace. Worship. Gratitude. Once you know those things, decisions start to look different. Homeschooling through a co-op is one of those decisions. It gives us community and structure, while allowing me to stay deeply involved in their education and their childhood. It also offers the flexibility to teach outside of the hours I’m focused on work. It won’t always be the easiest option, especially while building a career I care deeply about, but it aligns with the life I want to create. I’ve learned that when something truly matters to me, I’ll rearrange the pieces. I’ll get creative. I’ll work harder. I’ll protect it. I’ll find a way to make it work. Maybe having it all isn’t about doing everything. Maybe it’s knowing what your “all” is and having the courage to build your life around it. Today, this little guy started 4K. ✏️📚📆 And this feels like one of those moments where the pieces are exactly where they’re supposed to be. #homeschool #workingmom #womenintech
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Alan Ortego reacted on thisAlan Ortego reacted on this☀️ It’s a Florida summer for Crystal Practice Management! Last month, we joined the Florida Optometric Association at FOA 2026, and this week we’re headed back for AACO American Association of Corporate Optometrists 2026 in Amelia Island! 🌴👓 If you’ll be there, come say hi to the Crystal team. We’d love to connect! #AACO2026 #CrystalPM #Optometry #PracticeManagement
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Alan Ortego liked thisAlan Ortego liked thisWe had a wonderful time at the #ColoradoVisionSummit hosted by the Colorado Optometric Association! 🏔️ Nicole loved getting the chance to meet some of our users and ODs face-to-face. There's nothing quite like connecting in person with the people who use Crystal Practice Management every day. Thank you to #COA for hosting such a great event. Independent optometry is full of passionate practitioners, and we're grateful to be part of this community. #IndependentOptometry #ColoradoOptometry #PracticeManagement #OptometryEHR
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Alan Ortego liked thisAlan Ortego liked thisWe're LIVE at Florida Optometric Association in Tampa! 🌴 Booth #714 is open and we cannot wait to see you. Stop by and say hello to Natalie and Jess — lots to share. #FOA2026 #CrystalPM #Optometry
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Alan Ortego liked thisAlan Ortego liked thisMy ChatGPT Agents Would Also Like Employee Badges! Notion just announced that Claude and Cursor can join your workspace like teammates. Great! My ChatGPT agents would also like employee badges. And I mean that sincerely. Notion has become a much more integral part of how I organize projects, document decisions, and connect the different pieces of work I’m building. I genuinely like the platform, and I love the direction they’re taking with external agents. I also use Claude regularly, and I’ve written before about how useful it has become in my workflow. But I’ve also built multiple specialized GPTs and agents in ChatGPT. They have different roles. They work together. They help me research, evaluate decisions, structure projects, document outcomes, and move work forward. So when I saw Notion say that agents should not be stuck in separate apps and one-off chats, my immediate thought was: Exactly! Now when can I bring in the specialized GPTs and agents I’ve built in ChatGPT? This is not a complaint. It is the opposite. It's (another) sign that Notion (and others) is moving toward the kind of AI workspace I think many of us actually want: one place where people, projects, knowledge, and AI agents can work together. I think the next phase of AI adoption is not just about building more agents. It's about making the agents we already trust portable, visible, and interoperable across the tools where the work actually happens. Claude is invited. Cursor is invited. My GPT team is standing outside checking the guest list. :) Which AI agents would you bring into Notion first?
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Alan Ortego liked thisAlan Ortego liked this250 years of America. Here's to the practices across the country keeping communities healthy; today and every day. Happy Independence Day from Crystal Practice Management. 🇺🇸
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