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Dental coding as a career If you’ve thought about dental billing or coding as a career, there’s no better time to get serious about finding jobs that fit your experience and apply your skills. However, you may have some initial questions about fully committing to a...
Exemplary patient care and overall patient experience is certainly crucial for any top-performing practice. Without efficient and effective processes in place, it is virtually impossible to deliver the patient care and experience you aspire to. Nor is it possible to significantly grow your business when...
Your dental practice requires daily financial management in order to remain profitable. With so many things going on in the realm of insurance, you shouldn’t have to worry about your cash flow stopping. Ensure that your practice is on the right track by implementing these...
The American Dental Association (ADA) has released its Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature for 2021 (CDT 2021) Please use CDT 2021 codes when submitting claims to any dental/medical insurance for services you perform on or after January 1, 2021. If you are resubmitting claims where your...
How long have you been with eAssist? I started with eAssist late Feb of this year, so 8 almost 9 months. What interests you about the dental billing field? EVERYTHING, I find all aspects of dental billing challenging, rewarding and fun. Why did you...
Insurance denials due to incorrect insurance information are the mother of all lost profits for a dental practice. Unexpected patient balances due to incomplete verifications are also the heart of many unhappy and negative patient reviews. In fact, lack of proper insurance verification in the...
The end of the year is a notorious time for putting dentists and their patients on edge. With dental accounting deadlines to hit and new financial goals to set, even small tasks seem to get caught up in the whirlwind that is the last quarter...
Don’t Take Unnecessary Risks With Your Cash Flow For many offices, insurance payments account for 50-60% of the practice’s total cash flow. That means when claims are not submitted properly — you are losing money. Not properly verifying a patient's insurance each time they visit the office...
Financial accountability in your dental practice does more than simply net you more profit, it allows you to see what happens with every dollar that comes into your accounts. Many dentists have an employee or two who are dedicated to the task of dental billing,...
Dental insurance verification is one of the most important aspects of claim submission. Is your practice receiving surprise insurance fees? Frequent claim denial? Aging reports growing by the day? Insurance denial is the mother of all lost profits, and if you don’t have time to...
