Dental Treatment Note Checklist Must Haves
When teaching at NYU Dental students wrote small books for notes, directly after joining the world of dentistry in a practice they started to use text messages as Dr. Studley…
Provider Documentation Training “STOP Using Text Messages”
Doctors you have learned how to document in school, and then started to text message. Have your team learn how they can help you.
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Procedure Coding: When To Use The Modifiers
Modifiers are valuable coding tools that explain to payers the specific work that was done by a physician during treatment of a patient. They’re important for representing the medical decision-making…
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Orthodontic Billing for Sleep Apnea and TMD
Note on Documentation Requirements: Establishment of medical necessity of pediatric orthodontics requires documentation to support the severe handicapping malocclusion and the presence of a qualifying medical condition, and a score…
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Setting up and why with CAQH
There are solutions to help you set up Medical Billing in order for them to know who you are. You are also able to do credentialing with them.
Why Federal Truth in Lending is important
Federal Truth-in-Lending Act All policies and procedures used in collection must conform with both federal and state law, and any applicable ethical obligations. At the federal level, physicians who want…
Medicare and Dental Coverage
Medicare’s dental coverage is limited. If you have Original Medicare (Part A and Part B), you won’t be covered for most dental services and supplies, including: Dental exams Routine cleanings…
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Opioid Prescribing Limitations
ADEA State Update: Opioid Prescribing Limitations In July, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed legislation that would prohibit prescribers from prescribing more than a seven-day supply of opioids for the treatment…
Medicare Oral Benefits
Theresa Pablos, associate editor at DrBicuspid.com, wrote a great article called, Keep Thinking You Don’t Need To Worry About Medicare. Take a look at it. Why is this important? Daily…
Accidents! Yes that is Medical Billing
Most dentists don’t realize how frequently they see patients who have had an accident or trauma affect their dental health. Of course we are all familiar with the frantic calls…