When exploring the option of outsourcing, you may think, “Why do other dental practices outsource?” It helps when you understand why your colleagues are making this leap, and what factors you might consider for your own practice as well.
Outsourcing billing has become pretty common for dental practices. Dealing with insurance is such a time-consuming process that it only makes sense to either have at least one person dedicated to it on your team, or outsource the insurance billing process to someone else. As you use these billing services, you might ask yourself, “Am I overpaying for my insurance billing?”
While procedure codes such as CDT and CPT® become effective beginning with dates of service on January 1 of each calendar year, ICD-10-CM diagnoses codes become effective beginning with dates of service October 1 of each calendar year. The 2022 ICD-10-CM code set effective date is upon us.
Starting a new business is hard, no matter what industry. There are so many things you have to take care of and check off your list before you can open your doors. Dentists especially struggle with this because no one taught them how to open a practice in dental school. Where do you even begin?
A common belief is that fee-for-service (FFS) dental practices do not need insurance help from an outside source, such as a dental billing service. In most cases however, that’s actually not true! Your fee-for-service dental practice may receive insurance reimbursement, even if you're out-of-network. What is a fee for service dental practice? How to file dental insurance claims as an FFS provider? Let's clear up how being an FFS dental practice can affect your insurance billing process.
The dental world is constantly changing, and it’s hard to keep up. You want your dental practice to be the best it can be, but it’s difficult to stay on top of the ever changing details about insurance rules, running the practice and CDT coding. Those three challenges are enough to make anyone feel caught in an uphill battle where too often the insurance company wins.
You’ve finished dental school and have a few years of experience under your belt. You’re finally in a place to start your own dental practice and you’re trying to figure out what to do with your billing. You’re stressed about finding the right people to hire, and you need a billing expert to make sure you are collecting from insurance companies what you produce.
Savannah-based dental billing company, Dental Cashflow Solutions trains in-house teams in its own processes to collect more from insurance claims
Everyone has a different way of doing things when it comes to dental billing. Finding the right process for yourself is hard when the work is complex and no one is over your shoulder telling you what to do. When it comes to dental billing specifically, every part of the process needs to be done in a timely manner, and this can be difficult to navigate.
Every year, The American Association of Dental Office Managers hosts a conference for anyone in the dental industry. It’s a time for dental professionals to come together to network, promote services and learn from each other. There are educational opportunities, discounts on services that dental practices need and speakers covering important topics.
