Something that a lot of dentists struggle with when evaluating bringing medical billing into their office is the return on investment. Do they do enough procedures that medical will pay to justify the investment in training or outsourced billing? How many patients will really take...
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The telephone is still the most important tool for communication in the dental practice. The person on the phone creates the first impression of the business and often the deciding factor in making an appointment for a potential new patient. Patient relationships can be...
Watching and Waiting…For What? I must confess I have a strange hobby. I collect retro video games, usually by purchasing them online. Waiting is always the most excruciating part. Time seems to slog by without any word on the arrival of my package, and as a...
You’re not the first person to have fears about outsourcing your dental billing. One of the major causes of stress is feeling like a situation is out of our control, but have you considered the positives? Have you seriously looked into outsourcing your billing? Taking...
D4346 Scaling in the Presence of generalized moderate or severe gingival inflammation—full mouth, after oral evaluation. D4346 is a therapeutic service and must be performed after an evaluation by the dentist, typically on the same day to get insurance benefits. The diagnosis must include generalized...
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time with the Speakers Consulting Network group at their annual gathering in Kansas City, MO. To say I was excited to expand upon connections made last year and to create new ones is an understatement. Not only...
Sharon Warren has been a part of the eAssist team for the past 3 years. She loves the dental billing field because it is always evolving and she is constantly learning something new, which keeps her on her toes! Sharon applied to be an eAssist...
Extractions are by far one of the most popular procedures to file to medical carriers. We daily get questions from existing and prospective clients on what types of extractions they can submit to medical carriers. The answer used to be just third molars or anything...
There are certain topics most dentists would rather avoid, and fees is one of them. Of course they know they need to get paid for the services they provide, but most prefer to set their fees and forget them. They’re afraid they’ll lose patients if...
