When does medical insurance cover the dental work your team performed, and how do you know? Not only is understanding insurance claims confusing, but knowing what kind of insurance claim to file can be confusing, especially when it’s medical versus dental. Welcome to the dental billing world!
While exploring the option of outsourcing dental billing, you and your dental team might be holding back because of some preconceived notions you have about what it means to work with an outside insurance billing team.
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.
One of the easiest mistakes to make in the dental claims processing world is to assume. You might expect the path from insurance claim to bank deposit is straightforward, but complex systems don’t always work like you’d expect, and the claims process is no different.
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.
Coordinating benefits for patients with dual insurance can be challenging and, well, annoying. But you, being a dental professional, need to understand how to handle dual dental insurance coverage. Not only can you help your patients lower their out-of-pocket expenses. You can help your office financially by collecting all available payments.
You’re a dentist getting ready to sell your dental practice. Congratulations! You must have something exciting planned for the future. At this important turning point, you may be wondering how best to attract appealing offers with the least stress on yourself. You want to get the leg work started and do it right. There are a lot of moving parts in place, and you want to make sure it all goes smoothly.
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.
