# [Ownership] Streamlining Processes and Reducing Operational Friction

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Podcast: [Cleinman Connect Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cleinman-connect-podcast-6317562)
Published: 2026-03-04T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://cleinman.com/cleinman-connect-podcast/ownership-streamlining-processes-and-reducing-operational-friction
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Anne Chong is the President and CEO of Visual-Eyes, a leading provider of comprehensive practice management software solutions for the eyecare industry. Under Anne's leadership, Visual-Eyes has grown steadily for over 30 years, now integrating with nearly 200 types of ophthalmic equipment and offering more than 300 customizable reports to help clinics optimize their operations. A University of Toronto Engineering Science graduate from a family of engineers, Anne focuses on systems optimization and attention to detail in Visual-Eyes’ user-centric approach. In this episode… Operational friction rarely shows up as a crisis. It hides in extra clicks, double entries, missed confirmations, and the quiet frustration that builds when systems don’t quite talk to each other. What would change if your practice software could eliminate those pain points instead of adding to them? For Anne Chong, a systems-minded engineer who spent three decades refining practice workflows, the answer is simple: optimize every step. She believes that streamlining isn’t about flashy features but about reducing unnecessary motion, whether that’s cutting down keystrokes, eliminating screen hopping, or integrating equipment so data flows automatically instead of being retyped. When those small inefficiencies disappear, teams gain time, clarity, and the freedom to focus on patient care rather than paperwork. In this episode of the Cleinman Connect Podcast , Kim Carson is joined by Anne Chong, President and CEO of Visual-Eyes, to discuss streamlining processes and reducing operational friction. They explore eliminating small inefficiencies, leveraging integrations to reduce double entry, and using automation to improve communication and collections. Anne also shares advice on choosing software that suppo…

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