How Does Secondary Dental Insurance Work?

27 Nov

Posted at 23:06h in Dental Billing, Dental Codes & Tips, Dental Insurance Verification, Office Managers, Revenue Cycle Management by

Insurance denials are frustrating, especially when they are the result of a claim that was billed incorrectly. Incorrect claims directly contribute to increased A/R in dental practice. With a little practice, they can be avoided. Here are eight ways to avoid incorrect claims.  1) Verify your...

16 Nov

Posted at 17:34h in Dental Billing, Dental Codes & Tips, Dental Insurance Verification, Revenue Cycle Management by

Dental insurance plans are complex, making it difficult to understand all their rules and regulations. From clauses and limitations to restrictions and regulations, there’s much to learn and understand. Since dealing with insurance plans is a daily dental office task, it’s important to understand their...

08 Nov

Posted at 17:34h in Dental Billing, Dental Insurance Verification, Office Managers, Revenue Cycle Management by

Revenue Cycle Management is an extensive multi-stepped process. When combined with a busy dental practice, it can be vulnerable to errors. Although some errors are inevitable, without damage control measures in place, errors can add up and cause significant harm to a practice’s livelihood. With...

20 Sep

Posted at 21:01h in Dental Billing, Dental Codes & Tips, Dental Insurance Verification, Office Managers, Revenue Cycle Management by

Dental billing can be an overwhelming task thanks to continually updated CDT codes, ever-changing insurance regulations, and rapid advancements in dental technology. When you add in specialty treatments like endodontics, orthodontics, and periodontics, it can be even more overwhelming and you may not even know...

14 Sep

Posted at 16:43h in Dental Billing, Dental Credentialing, Dental Insurance Verification, Dental Medical Billing, Revenue Cycle Management by

Dental billing is essentially submitting a dental claim to an insurance company in order to be reimbursed for treatment completed. It may sound like a simple process but in our current era of ever-evolving CDT codes, increased insurance regulations, and medical-dental integration there’s a lot...

12 Sep

Posted at 17:38h in Dental Billing, Dental Codes & Tips, Dental Insurance Verification, Dental Practice Management, Office Managers, Revenue Cycle Management by

In dental billing, things are ever-evolving, especially regarding coding. Did you know that in the last 3 years, there have been 160 CDT code changes? That’s a lot to keep up with for any dental biller. It’s no wonder then, that a common reason for...

06 Sep

Posted at 18:35h in Dental Billing, Dental Codes & Tips, Dental Insurance Verification, Dental Practice Management, Revenue Cycle Management by

Insurance verification is deceptively simple. At first, it appears to be merely contacting an insurance company to confirm the patient’s coverage matches their insurance card, but, in reality, it’s so much more than that. Just as insurance plans are complex entities filled with provisions and...

01 Sep

Posted at 20:38h in Dental Billing, Dental Insurance Verification, Dental Medical Billing, Dental Practice Management, Office Managers, Revenue Cycle Management by

Dental billing requires a lot of effort. Between credentialing doctors, verifying insurance coverage, applying correct CDT codes, completing ADA claim forms, and attaching documents, it takes up a lot of the workday. So, it can be incredibly frustrating when a claim has been denied and...

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