Do you get depressed when you read about offices like yours achieving a 98% collection rate when yours is about 50% after all those insurance adjustments and write-offs?  Are you sure you have to write-off all that money?  If you are working within a Preferred...

08/07/2014   NOTICE from California Dental Association regarding electronic health records CDA (California Dental Association) reminds dentists there's no paperless mandate coming in 2015 CDA reminds dentists that there is no requirement or deadline for dental practices to go paperless. There is an incentive program for Medicaid/Medicare providers...

URGENT Attention Required As of June 1, 2015, all providers that write prescriptions for Medicare-eligible beneficiaries must be enrolled in the Medicare system through the Provider Enrollment Chain Ownership System (PECOS) in order for the Medicare beneficiary to obtain coverage for the prescriptions through the Medicare...

You may need to look at your PPO contract with Guardian Dental Insurance because they have just announced a shared network agreement with Aetna as of 2/1/2015. Guardian can now begin picking up Aetna plans at the Guardian rate if you do not have a...

In this part, we will address to sides to EHB's and the part they plan in the affordable care act. First we will start with EHB's for children. In every state, excluding *Utah, the government can choose to provide 2 types of plans. The first...

Whether you agree with this piece of legislation or not, it effects us all. You may be a dental professional or you may be a citizen simply needing health and dental coverage. The next few articles to be posted are purely informational, that way you...

As a successful practice owner, practicing dentist, and healthcare provider, I'm sure your plate is already full. You hardly have time to sit back and enjoy the moment. You love being a dentist and helping patients overcome the fear of the dentist along with providing...

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