■ Medical Consulting Group (MCG), a provider of consulting services to ophthalmic practices and companies, and Corcoran Consulting Group (CCG), a company specializing in billing, coding, and reimbursement issues for ophthalmology and optometry practices, announced a definitive merger agreement. The companies say this merger will enhance the ophthalmic community by providing the broadest range of ophthalmic consulting and educational services in the eyecare marketplace.

Since 1986, CCG has served thousands of physicians in ophthalmic and optometric practices in all 50 states providing reimbursement, chart audits, and coding education. Medical Consulting Group has been providing services to ophthalmic and optometric practices since 1989, having consulted with clinical practices in more than 40 states and developed more than 105 ambulatory surgery centers. Medical Consulting Group also provides practice management services, including revenue cycle management, accounting, benchmarking, human resources, and information technology. Both companies will continue to operate under their current names: Medical Consulting Group and Corcoran Consulting Group.