D9110 is a misunderstood code as many offices code D0140 for emergency visits when treating a patient for pain or discomfort. Using D9110 vs D0140 D0140 is an evaluation code and is limited to the "one evaluation per six months" or "two evaluations per year" rule....
By: Belle DuCharme, CDPMA, Director of CE/PACE Résumé fraud or application fraud refers to any act that involves intentionally providing fictitious, exaggerated, or otherwise misleading information on a job application or résumé in hopes of persuading a potential employer to hire an applicant for a job...
What makes your dental practice memorable to patients? Branding, once established, is how your practice is perceived based on every single interaction you have with your patients. This interaction can be planned or it can be unofficial or even accidental. Planned marketing can be direct...
Being a member of the “Boomer” generation means that there are a lot of us and we want to live healthy industrious lives as long as we can. From age 60 to 100 can be upwards to 70% or more of the patient base in...
In the past, most dental insurance policies were stand alone with a reasonable deductible of about $50.00 a calendar or contract year. Now, since many policies are both medical and dental combined the total deductible applies to medical and dental benefits for the year. Because...
By: Monique Long I was regularly calling on a few claims for different patients with the same insurance (who shall remain unnamed). When the claims were in the over 30 day insurance aging report the reps would tell me that the claims processed and what they...
By: James Anderson, DMD, CEO eAssist Dental Solutions Years ago I was looking for a solution to solve my skyrocketing accounts receivables and my unpaid insurance claims. I asked myself, “What is the missing ingredient to solving my problems?” The answer was skilled people to do...
By: Natalie Lucken, Account Manager Fall is so invigorating for everyone, inspiring new ideas and giving energy our clean up projects. Cooler weather means we can relax and regroup as we organize and prepare for a new year ahead.This is a great time go over all...
The most common thing I still see in many hundreds of practices across the United States that could increase revenue significantly that is not being done is the dentist still writing clinical notes in a paper chart. Unfortunately that is the number one reason that...
Your blood pressure is rising as you read the latest denial for a claim you have submitted for payment. It may be the first appeal or it may be the third but still the same results: DENIAL. What do they want? You have checked the eligibility...
According to a national survey by Roger Levin Consulting Firm Topic is the #1 determiner of continuing education (CE) for dentists. More than two-thirds of general practice owners (68%) ranked subject matter as more important than any other factor, according to the latest Dental Economics–Levin Group...
In the world of insurance submittals it was simply unquestionable as far as whether it was a benefit of the policy. The 85 year old sweet grandma had Delta premiere with $1500.00 a year calendar benefits and she had used just $250.00. She had been...
