As you get ready to bring on a dental billing company, you might be imagining all of the benefits you’re going to reap as you get much-needed support for insurance billing with outsourced experts. From the streamlined process, to the relief of insurance strain, the possibilities for your practice to increase your collections percentage should bring you a lot of excitement.
As a dentist, it’s pretty common to have your dental practice closed for up to two weeks around December and early January. Your employees may be traveling; you want everyone to enjoy their holiday, and you have your own plans as well. You’re considering which days to be closed, or if you want to be closed the entire week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
As the revenue cycle manager of your Dental Service Organization (DSO) team, you’re aiming to set everyone up for success. You want your team to be in tip-top dental billing shape to service all dental offices at maximum efficiency.
After a few years of being credentialed with an insurance company, you might be notified that it’s time to be re-credentialed. Is it totally necessary? Does it take as long as becoming credentialed the first time? What information do they need? Do I have to do this for every insurance company I participate with? All of the sudden, whew, you’re overwhelmed and feeling stressed about getting this done.
Are you a dentist getting ready to sell your dental practice? Congratulations! You have some exciting plans for your future, so let’s make sure they’re well-funded. At this important turning point, you may be wondering how to attract the best offers with the least stress on yourself. Don’t worry, we’ve seen a lot, and we can help with that.
Pictures aren’t just worth a thousand words in the dental world, they’re worth thousands of dollars. Literally! Are you aware of just how important image attachments are, such as pictures and x-rays, when you send an insurance claim? They help you get paid by insurance companies, and are oftentimes required, depending on the procedure. The most common way dentists capture these images is through an intraoral camera. Still, many practices don't have one.
You’ve just learned your dental team is considering outsourcing its insurance billing at your dental practice. As a member of that team, your mind is buzzing with questions.
You’ve just outsourced your dental insurance billing and now you’re thinking, “what do I do now?” You’re working with a company that’s supposed to take over the insurance billing that used to take up hours in your administrative team’s day, and now you’re wondering what’s next.
Have you ever sat down to watch a movie and looked at your phone the entire time? I think we’re all guilty of this! Then the movie ends and you realize you have nothing to take away from it. This is what happens when a dental office signs up to work with a dental billing company but doesn’t commit to accepting, or buying into the services it offers.
Do you accept multiple insurance plans at once from patients?
