My worst claim story is for a worker's compensation claim for a patient that had an accident in 1970. The patient had to have major facial reconstruction. He lost all of his teeth on the lower arch. He has a subperiosteal implant that retains a...
Our office was once undergoing some re-credentialing issues with United Healthcare. One provider with the insurance had over $16,000 in aged claims. When we would send claims for approval the representative at United Healthcare continually denied them stating he was out of network. Having reached...
Our office was undergoing re-credentialing issues with United Healthcare. We had over $16,000 in aged claims for one provider with United Healthcare. United Healthcare kept denying our providers claims stating he was out of network. I called Careington who informed me that this provider was...
HIPAA’s Purpose The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, otherwise known as HIPAA, is the one of the most important pieces of legislation that your practice is required to enforce. HIPAA is a regulatory program that mandates your employees to follow a set of rules that...
D4381 Localized delivery of antimicrobial agents via a controlled release vehicle into diseased crevicular tissue, per tooth(to suppress pathogenic microbiota) Reported on a per tooth basis by the site. A flat rate per site such as $55.00 for two sites on the same tooth. The narrative...
I have recently been reflecting about how many lives eAssist has changed with our ability to provide Peace of Mind to our clients by outsourcing their billing needs. As a single mom who is perpetually juggling my work life balance, I started day dreaming up...
Audrey Toponce has been with eAssist for about 2 years. There are several things about the dental field that interest her, but what she loves most about is fighting the fight for patients and their insurance benefits. Even better, she can fight for hard working...
Many practices I work with just don’t put enough effort into their recall system—and they’re struggling because of it. They tend to send out generic postcards to patients they haven’t seen in a while and think that will be enough to get them back in...
How do you identify with your practice culture, or have you given it much thought? Your company culture is what modern employment applicants are judging you by and determines how long a good employee will stay with your team. In dental marketing, it is all about...
The holidays are a great time to get involved with your local community charity organizations, but did you know you can also work with nationwide dental health organizations? Your expertise in the industry and charitable donations will help to benefit these charities throughout the holiday...
