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catch pre-auths that never get sent or never get answered?

10/8/2026 9:01:00 AM   |   Comments: 0   |   Views: 30
In my office (capitated HMO/Medi-Cal, Open Dental) I found three leaks: treatment diagnosed but no pre-auth ever sent; pre-auths sent, carrier answered, but nobody entered the answer; and approved pre-auths never scheduled. Open Dental's built-in reports only show part of this.

I pulled the numbers one day and found well over $200,000 sitting in those gaps. How do other offices track this? Daily list, weekly meeting, a spreadsheet, a biller who just remembers?

Disclosure: I built a read-only tool for Open Dental that emails my biller these lists every morning, and I'm now offering it to other offices. Happy to talk workflow whether or not you ever look at it. More at preauthleak.com.
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