Patient Education Concepts, LLC Agrees to Sell Certain Assets to Advice Media, LLC

Patient Education Concepts, LLC Agrees to Sell Certain Assets to Advice Media, LLC

PRESS RELEASE:

For Immediate Release:

Houston, Texas February 1, 2017

Patient Education Concepts (PEC), a leading supplier of ophthalmic patient education and marketing products to physicians and device companies has sold its Website, Sight Selector and Social Advantage (social media management) product lines to Advice Media, LLC. Advice Media is the industry leader in digital marketing for healthcare professionals servicing over 1500 clients out of their Park City, UT and Melville, NY offices. PEC will continue its Houston operations, offering the finest premium patient education brochures, custom and consent video programs, posters and interactive educational software to its customer base of over 8000 ophthalmologists.

“It is no longer enough to just offer clients a pretty website with high quality animated videos,” said Robert Watson, PEC’s founder and president since 1982. “In today’s market for premium ophthalmic services, ophthalmologists need a multi-channel marketing approach that includes a wide array of both print and digital marketing strategies to be competitive. Now, our website customers will have access to the best and most innovative forms of digital marketing to drive consumers into their practices.

In addition to providing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services, Advice Media’s highly specialized team of dedicated website and digital marketing experts offer services such as pay-per-click, retargeting, display ads, email marketing, portal listings and social media management. With over 250 ophthalmic website customers, the addition of PEC’s Sight Selector family of products (Sight Selector Practice Edition, Sight Selector Online Edition and Sight Selector iPad Edition) to Advice Media’s product line will enhance their customer’s websites, computers and iPads with over 135 animated videos designed to educate and convert patients to premium ophthalmic services.

“PEC’s Sight Selector, Website and Social Media businesses are a wonderful strategic fit for Advice Media. Ophthalmology was already one of our largest medical specialty areas. The acquisition of these PEC product lines reinforces Advice Media’s position as the leading digital marketing agency serving Ophthalmologists and other medical professionals such as Plastic Surgeons, Dentists, Dermatologists and Orthopedic Surgeons,” explained Advice Media CEO Shawn Miele. “We are extremely excited to welcome PEC’s customers to the Advice Media family.”

About Patient Education Concepts

Since 1982, Robert Watson has provided ophthalmic practices and device companies with patient education, marketing and risk management products. Its line of premium and deluxe brochures for laser cataract surgery and refractive surgical procedures are highly effective conversion tools that can dramatically increase a practices premium surgical procedures. To learn more about PEC visit www.PatientEducationConcepts.com or call PEC at (800) 436-9126. For information about Advice Media, visit AdviceMedia.com or call (435) 575-7477.

 

Tribute to Guy E. Knolle, Jr., M.D., F.R.I.E.N.D.

Tribute to Guy E. Knolle, Jr., M.D., F.R.I.E.N.D.

guy-knolleMany of you may know Dr. Knolle as a past President of the ASCRS. Others may know him as the ophthalmologist that taught them phacoemulsification. But there are hundreds of us that know him as a dear and wonderful FRIEND. We lost that friend August 30, 2016 at the very young age of 80 to an unfortunate stumble and fall while he was out for a brisk morning walk.

Guy practiced in Houston for many years following his father’s footsteps into ophthalmology. He then met his soulmate, Sue Ellen Young, M.D. who practiced ophthalmology in Austin, where they married and practiced together for 11 years.

Guy, Sue Ellen, my wife Barbara, and I, became very close friends. Guy was a pilot and lived off the Lakeway Airport runway where he could pull his plane into his hangar/garage when he landed. We went on a lot of fun trips together. We fished for speckled trout off the Mississippi River delta and for Redfish in Intercostal Canal around Port Isabel and for White Bass off the pier at our lake house, and Black Bass in the ponds at their ranch. We also shared a fabulous voyage around the Hawaiian Islands to celebrate Sue’s and my November birthday.

Guy was one of the happiest men I ever knew. I don’t think he ever got mad at anyone or anything. Late in his 70s he decided to learn to play golf so we could all play together. Now those of you that play golf know it is probably the most frustrating sport there is and it takes a lot time and lessons just to break 100. As maddening as it can be to swing and miss the ball completely or knock a drive only 5 feet off the tee box, the worst thing I ever heard Guy say on the golf course was, “Oh Brother” and he said that quite often.

He was also the Quintessential Southern gentleman…always standing up when one of the ladies would get up from the table and pushing them back up to the table when they sat back down. If he ever disagreed with Sue Ellen, he would simply smile and say with a little giggle, “Now Sue Ellen….”

And Guy always made the time to call his friends. At least twice a month I would here the phone ring at my office and after about 5 minutes my receptionist would say, “Dr. Knolle on line 1”. No telling what he talked to the receptionist about for 5 minutes, but I tell you, they loved him calling in.

Guy had an incredible memory and even when we had not spoken for a month or more, he picked up the conversation exactly where it left off. He wanted to know everything that had happened to me, Barbara, my kids, my work and I always told him because I always felt like I was talking to my father, my psychologist, my ophthalmologist, my life coach, as well as my best friend.

Yes, we are all going to miss that Guy but how blessed we were to have him in our lives!

Robert Watson

Robert Watson

President & CEO

Patient Education Concepts (PEC) has been a leading provider of ophthalmic patient education, risk management and marketing products since its founder, Robert (Bob) Watson had Radial Keratotomy surgery in 1982. Over 30 years later, PEC offers over 100 videos, 10 different product lines and services, 3 software applications and print brochures on dozens of topics. Our products have been used in over 10,000 practices and just about every country in the world. Most of our products can be seen on this website, however our digital marketing products are also featured on www.pecinteractive.com.

Patient Education Concepts Announces the Immediate Availability of a KAMRA® Inlay Consent Video

Patient Education Concepts Announces the Immediate Availability of a KAMRA® Inlay Consent Video

PRESS RELEASE:

For Immediate Release:

June 30, 2016 – Houston, TX…. A 12 – minute video, Understanding Your Procedure: KAMRA® Inlay,” is now available from Houston-based Patient Education Concepts (PEC). The video presents how the KAMRA inlay works; explains how the procedure is performed and covers post-operative instructions, side-effects and potential risks and complications.

“We were honored to have AcuFocus elect PEC to produce this video,” said Robert Watson, President of PEC. “This program will save their customers a lot of chair time explaining this exciting and unique method for the treatment of presbyopia.”

It is well documented that an effective informed consent process helps maintain good communication between physicians and patients. Since 1982, Patient Education Concepts has provided video assisted informed consent programs to assist with the requirement that ophthalmologists must disclose risks and complications and verify their patients understand those risks.

“Our goal in working with PEC to produce a consent video on the KAMRA inlay is to assure each and every patient considering this device be well informed prior to giving their consent for surgery,” said Wellentina Greer, AcuFocus’ Director of Global Strategic Marketing. “We firmly believe that better patient education leads to improved compliance and better outcomes. Having our surgeons utilizing this program will certainly enhance the communication process, increase patient satisfaction and generate even more interest in the KAMRA inlay.”

“Because informed consent delivery methods vary from practice to practice, PEC is offering the KAMRA consent video in a variety of formats so practices can choose where and how they want to educate their patients,” added Mr. Watson. “It is available via DVDs or MP4 format.”

TO ORDER OR PREVIEW:

Understanding Your Procedure: KAMRA Inlay is available for preview at www.patientedconcepts.com/KAMRA. To order a DVD or MP4 copy, call (800) 436-9126 or email: [email protected].