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We all should take some time to look at this website http://www.pandrdental.com they appear to be the conduit that all insurance companies use to rank all Dentists in the USA as A B C D F Dentists this allows the insurance companies to rate us and steer patients to A dentist and away from F dentist
March 11, 2017
Claims Processing
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a gift horse in the mouth. I think our old company split up my employees even furthur by wanting to know who was in the back and who was in the front . My guess is statistically, back office is more prone to injury?I just switched to First Comp from Cincinnati Insurance. Saved $500.bump...
September 05, 2016
Dental Liability Insurance
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Do all lenders or banks require business loan protection disability insurance?I know commercial property insurance is definitely required.Thanks! MOST do. And, believe it or not, some landlords also require that you are covered by a disability policy. My landlord requires $5 million dollar umbrella policy. I love getting that bill
July 22, 2020
Practice Acquisitions
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Dr. Gina Dorfman chats with Teresa Duncan, Dentistry's #1 Insurance and Revenue Coach, and leader of. Teresa gives us the scoop on... - Communicating the quality of care - being proactive about giving patients a good experience. - How to use your words to make patients feel secure and confident
November 06, 2020
by Behind The Smiles - Podcast
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For those practice owner dentists, when purchasing workers comp insurance do you purchase it for yourself? my insurance agent says if I have disability ins and health insurance then you don't need workers comp for yourself just your employees. But I got another opinion that says if I get hurt
August 09, 2017
Dental Liability Insurance
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I was the treating dentist did a few fills.The office billed out treatment under my owners name which didn't include me.The office billed out wrong teeth and surfaces and also on different days.Patient not happy and tells us about our serious insurance fraud.Our office recoups the money and patient
March 09, 2016
Legal Issues
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We have been using what is supposed to be a top tier dental insurance website where you can enter patient information and quickly get their current percentages of payment to enter into their digital chart for fee purposes. Unfortunately, this site only has information for our patients about 35
November 09, 2020
PPOs and HMOs
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If the patient's account is paid in full, do you keep the EOB (explanation of benefits) after you receive the insurance check and the balance is zero. We usually keep ours for 6 months, especially if we have to coordinate secondary insurance, then afterwards shred. Are we supposed to keep them
May 14, 2017
Front Office Discussion
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I'm looking to grow my business with patients that are affluent , care about their teeth, and are willing to pay for it. What's the most predictable way to achieve this goal? Is it even possible ? Referrals from existing patients that are affluent, care about their teeth, and are willing to...
April 03, 2014
Ask a Dental Consultant
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A couple of my staffs have approached me about providing group health insurance through the practice. They claim that 100% of the premium can be deducted pre-tax. Does anyone have resources regarding the rules and regulations of employer sponsored health insurance. From what I can gather, I have
November 04, 2016
Staff Management Issues
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a couple of plans ready to enter into the system. You need to enter all the different fee guides first: UCR, Cigna, Delta, Medicaid, Metlife, United Concordia, etc. When you create a new insurance plan you select the fee guide you're going to use, put in frequency, age, limits, percentages, etc. You
February 14, 2018
Pediatric Dentistry
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We have G5 and have just returned to using Dentrix because of the nice reports it has. I need a report that will show the actual collections from each insurance company. Any suggestions? I guess we could also look at a production report by insurance company. Thank you in advance Townies! I would
October 30, 2015
Dentrix
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. Original idea was to call patients to the location of Practice A which RE is renovated (where practice B). However, the RE has 2 suits, while suite 1 is renovated, I could occupy suite2 and continue to see patients from Practice B. In this case, how to bill insurance? Would I continue to use Practice A's
June 15, 2018
Claims Processing
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I love dealing with insurance companies! -- No one ever. How do you transition into being an FFS practice? Mark and Howie explain! Listen Podcast Highlights: What is the average age of a practice that starts the transition? How many new patients per month is safe before you start? How long
August 25, 2017
by Mark D
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Hello, I had a patient come in for a crown. Sent off to primary insurance with whom we are in network with. Insurance paid their portion with a $28 provider discount and stated patients portion is $574.00. Didn't adjust the account yet and sent to secondary whom we are also in network
December 27, 2018
Claims Processing
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a huge bulk payment is for, and what the breakdown is. Do you have to wait to see the payment hit, then get on to their site to find the EOB's? Depends on the insurance and its better to get some by check than EFT, but EFTs will hit their site daily or weekly. It is still your staff's
November 21, 2019
Claims Processing
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6)Total $ Receivable at end of Reporting Also there are a few glitches as we have people that have secondary insurance that is MA and it might not be billed that period, but I would like to have there information. And when people get impressions, bite registrations etc for dentures or multi step
October 27, 2018
Dentrix
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Convergence of Dental and Health Insurance Accelerates. As competition from health insurers heats up, standalone dental payers must improve efficiency and find their unique value proposition. Kevin McCarty Chairman and CEO at West Monroe Partners 222 West Adams Street, 11th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606
July 09, 2020
Medical / Health Insurance
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Hi All, I hope someone can help me with this one. Our office pretty much know what to do with primary and secondary insurance. But I have a claim I just got today that has thrown us for a loop. The patient's primary insurance is one our office is out of network. We did a composite and billed $240
November 20, 2017
Claims Processing
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I did a pulpectomy and some cleaning and shaping with intra canal medication placed during first visit for an abscessed tooth and will finish rct after 2 weeks or so.Is it ok to bill insurance for pulplectomy for first visit and rct for second or will this be considered unbundling ? This happens
November 12, 2018
Endodontics -- The ENDO Files
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to give them to you on a one on one basis. Doing in the thread would be a sales tactic to me. Personally, I am kind of interested in the idea, but I always like new marketing concepts that do not include insurance or large up front costs. Overall, looking at this thread in total, my suggestion
March 12, 2018
Claims Processing
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Hey everyone, How often are you checking to see if you insurance policy premiums are good rates (Auto/home/Umbrella)? I have been with State Farm for many years, and decided to check through an insurance broker to see what was out there, and I can change all my policies to Encompass and save $1k this year. I am concerned the premiums will then sky rocket. Any thoughts? Thanks.
June 28, 2018
Personal Finance
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What limits on HIPAA insurance would be wise to have for the most common and worst case scenario breaches? My malpractice insurance comes with $25,000, but they offer separate policies up to a million. We used to work with a company that offered $100,000, but are planning to up that to $500,000
July 02, 2018
HIPAA
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I'm self insured- family of 5, 50 years old, healthy non smoker. We have CareFirst Blue Cross. Our insurance has jumped astronomically over the past several years. Right now we are paying $1850 a month and just got notice that they are increasing our monthly premiums to $2250 a month
August 20, 2014
Medical / Health Insurance
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clients, and helps creat predictable insurance verification costs each month. Wed be happy to walk you through it and see if theres a good fit for your needs: 1-844-eAssist or sales@eAssist.me is the best way to connect. Another thing to consider for your team maybe insurance verification isnt
April 18, 2020
Ideas To Make Your Practice Grow
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I like that sparrow....We have adjusted our fees and you still offer no solutions only rhetoric. Ok ok you will need more gloves and composite, but if your fixed costs will be the same even with that empty chair so actually you aren't you being wasteful leaving the chair empty?Listen you have zero...
March 01, 2016
Claims Processing
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I am asking for advice/help here on this forum after talking to several insurance agents and reps from 4 different Ins companies. Sadly, they were unable to answer my questions clearly. Let me tell you what situation I am in briefly: - Will start acorporate jobin 1 month - The corpprovides
September 09, 2018
Malpractice Insurance
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You read that right. I just opened a letter from my bank, with a returned check from an insurance company. It bounced. Out of curiosity, which company was it. Feel free to PM me if you do not want to publicly post...NO WAY!! I too would love to... Why not post it? The truth is an iron clad
November 09, 2015
Front Office Discussion
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I am looking into starting a practice and my ins agent is saying i need life insurance to get bank loan. He recommended $1mil coverage and filled out application for me. But i don't really understand what the application is saying. He applied for $250k whole life and $750k for level term 20
November 04, 2019
Life Insurance
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they don't get cards. I don't believe they don't have access to one. Then they won't pay if we can't process it, saying I have insurance. Heard one company tell us today they won't even fax us benefits and eligibility. How do you handle this lack of card issue? Thanks State ID / DOB matching the insurance
April 30, 2019
Claims Processing
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Hello everyone. I just wanted to know which will be a good life/disability insurance. I currently practice in Massachusetts and am a new... Dear new doc: Two different subjects and depends very much on your current situation. I have an article I published in Dentaltown December 2012
December 29, 2015
Disability Insurance
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Hi, can someone suggest a webinar to teach a new staff member about dental insurance - not the mechanics of electronic filing, but more broad and very introductory -- what is generally covered and not, what requires a narrative. Stuff like must get prior placement date to replace a crown, etc. Thanks. We are a restorative and preventive practice. Read Andymo's post 3/20
May 25, 2014
Claims Processing
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ConsumerAffairsBest Dental Insurance Companies ConsumerAffairsBest Dentures and Dental Implant Solutions Jim Hood Founder and Editor ConsumerAffairs a Consumers Unified, LLC property 297 Kingsbury Grade, Suite 1025, Mailbox 4470, Lake Tahoe, NV 89449-4470 Delta #1
August 25, 2019
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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We lost our insurance lady. Remaining office workers are taking over the insurance claims. Im noticing that a couple of claims were submitted twice by accident and they were actually paid twice by the insurance company. What are we do about that? Keep the money on the account but clearly have
September 30, 2020
Claims Processing
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To not haveis a bad idea for patients, and they often find that out the hard way unfortunately. However, what about the dentists themselves? Do they need extra insurance policies such as malpractice insurance, or even life insurance? After all, almost every dentist working in a clinic usually has
September 20, 2019
by asifsidiq
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I am looking to try an electronic claims eligibility program we currently do it manually and via each insurance portal I am wanting to see if there is a central eligibility program that can simplify workflow I realize there is probably not 1 silver bullet, but want to see which one gets
January 26, 2017
Claims Processing
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ended up doing it for fun at 2 canals per appt. She was very apprehensive.FYI, the variables that impact malpractice insurance premiums go beyond procedures performed. Rates can and do vary dramatically from state to state. As a member of the insurance and financial services industry (don't shoot, I'm
June 19, 2017
Malpractice Insurance
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not hard. White coat investor website has a 4-part blog post on the myths of whole/variable universal life policies. (v0geL you should read them). Literally anyone else except a insurance salesman. all of these will tell you the same thing. Whole is terrible. Its not about diversification. Its about
November 03, 2017
Personal Finance
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Hi all, I've had a couple of insurance claims denied when attempting removal of maxillary premolars, due to root tips fracturing. I was able to retrieve entire tooth except for apical 2mm. Both of these patients want implants in the future. My oral surgeon prefers I leave the root tip and he
April 03, 2014
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Podcast
In this episode Jordon, Ben and Genevieve talk about our up coming event on November 2nd 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah! We discuss the courses we will be teaching and make a lot of jokes about insurance! Register for our event here - PROMO CODE: INSSUCKS 97
May 06, 2019
by Jordon Comstock
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There are many misconceptions about the ACA, especially how it relates to dental and vision coverage. Brokers and insurance consultants such as those at the Dental Insurance Shop can provide individuals with reliable information they can use to educate themselves about the effect of Affordable Care
July 06, 2015
by dentalinsuranceshop
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this sound...your insurance wont allow me to test your tooth that you have some issue with today because you also had a cleaning done. I need you to come back another day for the pulp test. Oh, by the way, you can't pay for that treatment out of pocket, the insurance dose not allow me to charge you
August 20, 2014
Delta Dental
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I am looking into a community event to help folks who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford dentistry. It would be similar to a smile, its free type event I have seen locally. I participate in network with every insurance co under the sun (all PPO). This event would involve free dental work
December 10, 2015
Dental Insurance for Dentists
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I am in the process of formulating my own internal list, but does anyone have or know of a way to get a list of every group dental plan for each dental insurance company. For example, all of the employers that offer Cigna to their employees, MetLife to their employees, Delta Dentall, etc... I know it is an unusual request, but I would appreciate as much info as possible.
September 25, 2017
Front Office Discussion
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the cost of care. I do hope that helps. Tom Thank you for all the insights Tom. So how do you suggest dealing with the randomness insurance pulls into the picture? Most of the problems would not happen if insurance would just tell us to the penny what they will pay and stick to that number. There has
November 16, 2016
Claims Processing
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Does anybody visit businesses with good dental insurance plans and drop off goody baskets and the such to them? If so, how do you find the businesses with good insurance plans to visit? What do you do to target the good insurance... I did this a few times with some union retirees and a big Worker's
July 13, 2015
Dental Supplies
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Wanting advice on where to start plan for health care coverage for office staff. I have zero back round and was planning on checking with Costco vs my commercial insurance representative. I m really looking for the most basic care . We don't have cpa due to cost and roi currently. We have a book
April 26, 2016
Staff Management Issues
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I am curious if we are legally required to bill dental insurance? I know you are suppose to for medicaid patients, but what about for someone with Delta Dental (for example)? We have had a few patients ask if we can just charge them cash instead of their insurance. Thank you in advance! OMG. I
September 11, 2015
Claims Processing
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to pay you back just what you put in 10 years later...I'll buy you a term policy..and I'll come out waaaay ahead... Insurance companies...organised crime syndicate. Mark If you invested $50,000 a year for 29 years at 7% annual return, you have approximately 4.7 million dollars. Maybe invest in S&P
October 17, 2017
Personal Finance
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, losses are smaller. CEO of Preferred One: We have to break people away from the choice habit that everyone has. We're all trying to break away from this fixation of open access and broad networks. In medical care, the insurance companies are forcing people to think about the affordability
May 13, 2014
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