Dental Billing Issues
Common Dental Billing Issues
The dental office is struggling with increasing accounts receivables. The dentist is producing more, but not collecting all that he or she produces. The dental office manager is working as hard as she can but seems to be getting no where.
The dental office manager doesn’t have the time or the skill to take care of the patients in the office, present treatment plans, answer phones, manage staff and still send claims, post credits and adjustments to patient ledgers, appeal denied claims, and manage the dental office’s accounts receivables.
When the dental office manager takes time off, the entire collection mechanism of the office shuts down–resulting in unreliable cash flow from time to time.
Patients might tell the doctor that “I love your office, but your billing is all messed up.” EOBs are unorganized and difficult to search, payments and adjustments are not properly posted on patient ledgers. Patients lose trust and leave the practice.
The eAssist Dental Billing Solution
A specialized scanner is installed in your office by our I.T. staff. The installation takes about a half-an-hour. All EOBs are scanned daily by your staff. The EOBs are stored on your server as searchable PDF documents.
This process creates a HIPAA compliant electronic filing system that eliminates the need to scan each EOB into your practice management software, saving time and computer storage space.
A 256-bit encrypted Virtual Private network (called a VPN) is installed on your server. Two eAssist managers securely access your network through this VPN to accurately post all payments and adjustments into your patient ledgers within 24 hours. Notes are added to help your staff answer patient questions about their bills.
All dental insurance claims are batched by your dental office staff, but are sent with all necessary electronic attachments and narratives by us. eAssist reviews all claim rejection and reviews any missing patient data with your staff.
All insurance claims that are denied are reviewed in a timely manner and determined if eligible for appeal. Your dental office manager can breathe a sigh of relief.
Patients might tell the doctor that “I love your office, but your billing is all messed up.” EOBs are unorganized and difficult to search, payments and adjustments are not properly posted on patient ledgers. Patients lose trust and leave the practice.
Dental Billing Issues are Eliminated
All denied insurance claims are now properly appealed and often denied claims are reversed. Allowing the dental office to maximize their insurance collections.
The network of professional contractors are available to assist your dental office manager in implementing industry-wide best practices.
The dental office manager now has time to focus on the patients that are at the office. She has time to answer phone calls on the first ring, verify patient insurance plans before the patients arrive, accurately present treatment plan estimates to all patients, keep the schedule full, send out recall reminders, manage staff, and personally develop relationships with every patient
Her stress level drops significantly now that she has an assistant sending claims, posting credits and adjustments, submitting appeals, and fighting for all of the receivables that are owed to the doctor.
If the dental office manager needs extended time off for maternity leave for instance, or takes a week long vacation, or has taken another job somewhere else–the insurance collection mechanism does not shut down. It continues unabated with absolute continuity.
There are now multiple people looking at various patient ledgers while posting payments, adjustments, and during claim follow up. This decreases errors, possibility of embezzlement, and gives the doctor peace of mind.
All of your insurance payments and adjustments will be posted properly on patient ledgers. No longer will patients be leaving your practice due to mistakes in payment postings. We strive for 100% accuracy in posting payments and adjustments to your patient ledgers. Since every dental practice is unique, if any modifications are needed, we will address them immediately.
Are You Interested?
Insurance or patient checks are never mailed to eAssist or contractors. You don’t change your practice management software. Your outsourced dental billing team works remotely as if they are in your office–working from your software server and off scanned images of checks and EOBs. Our eAssist office software (patent pending) makes it all possible. NO setup fees. NO long-term contract.
