Navigating the PPO Landscape and Improving Reimbursement: Some Practical Strategies Independent and small group dental practices face a number of challenges in today’s marketplace. You encounter a unique set of obstacles that require adaptability, resilience, and strategic thinking. You must balance clinical responsibilities, administrative tasks, and business operations simultaneously. Providing exceptional patient care and running a financially sustainable practice requires a disciplined and strategic approach that goes beyond clinical expertise. A critical component of your practice management strategy centers on how you manage your relationships with Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO’s). As we begin a new year, now is a great ...
When you set out to become a dentist, you probably didn’t anticipate that every practice owner could benefit from a business degree. But the fact is your practice is a business. For practice owners, that means understanding and monitoring the revenue cycle is imperative to sustaining and growing that business. To be successful, in part, means identifying the obstacles to faster payments and finding ways to leverage tools and technology to help improve the process. For many practices, managing the revenue cycle means staying on top of billing while working with both insurers and patients to ensure payments are received ...
For over a decade, the healthcare field has been heralding the arrival of the digital age and digital revolution. When EHRs arrived and data security improved, it seemed almost certain that the days of file drawers and prescription pads were done. Yet here we are, fully entrenched in electronic records, ePrescriptions, and communications and, still, some physicians and dentists remain reliant upon pen and paper when it comes to paperwork and prescriptions. Quick Links Why HCPs Still Rely on Pen and Paper ePrescribing Sweeps the States Top Reasons You Should Switch to ePrescribing WHY HCPS STILL RELY ON PEN AND ...
By Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH | We all know how passionate I am about ensuring proper infection control in dental practices, and one of the key factors to achieving this is having the most effective equipment. This includes an autoclave that meets international standards and all the regulatory requirements. Running a subpar autoclave puts your practice at a higher risk of spreading infections, cross-infection, and contamination, let alone the inefficiencies that end up costing you time and money. After working in the dental industry for so many years, I can tell you with confidence that one autoclave that is not ...
