I have been interested in the dental field since I got my braces in the 5th grade. I graduated high school early and decided to go to dental assisting school to learn the trade. I was hired as a hygiene coordinator prior to graduation, then...
States that will reject dental claims that do not have ICD-10 diagnostic codes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington Make sure you are sending claims on the newest ADA 2012 insurance form because this form has an area...
Read part 1 here. Some of the reasons that corporate entities have an edge are that large corporate held interests can get large volume discounts on dental supplies, can negotiate with the power of the group for better reimbursement rates from insurance companies, and can hire...
James Anderson, DMD, CEO and Founder of eAssist Dental Solutions I was asked recently if I thought the solo dental practice was becoming obsolete. Due to my goal of supporting the solo and small group practices with my dental billing business, I have had several conversations...
Dr. James Anderson, CEO and Sandy Gutierrez, CMO had the opportunity to sit down with Fox News correspondent Kathy Ireland and discuss eAssist Dental Solutions. They chatted about our dental billing service and how we are revolutionizing dental billing through outsourcing. ...
Get ready to teach your practices how to use this new code. Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS, recently published the fifth installment of her continuing DentalCodeology mini-book series entitled “A Gingivitis Code Finally!” “This is the CDT code we been waiting for! We finally have a...
How much insurance coverage is left on this insurance plan? How much coverage has been used? To help our customers we’ve now added many new relevant columns for use on our custom reports regarding insurance information. These custom reports include all base reports that include patient...
By: James V. Anderson, DMD, CEO eAssist Dental Solutions Great leadership skill is a necessary quality for anyone in the CEO position of an organization. When the business begins to grow and suddenly you are stretched too thin to be in control, delegation to other employees...
Sarah Stetson is a light to those who need it, including her clients in eAssist. In 2015, she lost her mother after being her caretaker for a period of time. Not wanting to work full time outside of the home, she began searching for a...
By: Nina Olson, Account Manager and Sales Rep The dental CDT codes tell the payer (insurance company) what procedure was performed. The medical counterpart representing procedure codes is the CPT codes. The ICD-10 CM codes tell WHY the procedure was done and are now being required...
