Anthem has notified doctors and other providers that the timely filing window for professional claims is being shortened to 90 days. “Effective for all commercial and Medicare Advantage Professional Claims submitted to the plan on or after Oct. 1, 2019, …
If you or your hygienist is now aware of the Oral connection and the changes being made you should consider sending them to the Insurance Extravaganza which is in Las Vegas. There are so many new codes that should …
Question: What do I do when a Medicare patient refuses to sign an ABN? Answer: That depends on whether the patient is still demanding to have/receive the service/supply. If they aren’t demanding the service, then there is no need to …
R13.11 – Dysphagia, oral phase Swallowing Changes Related to Chronic Temporomandibular Disorders Apr 26, 2019 Fassicollo, Carlos & Machado, Barbara & Garcia, Denny & de Felício, Cláudia Maria. (2018). Swallowing changes related to chronic temporomandibular disorders. Clinical Oral Investigations. 10.1007/s00784-018-2760-z. …
How might I get Medicare dental coverage for dental implants? Maybe you’re still wondering, “Does Medicare pay for dental implants – ever?” If you want to get Medicare dental coverage for dental implants and routine services, you might want to …
Dental carriers are now requiring that any service that COULD be payable by any medical carrier, including Medicare; be submitted to medical first. Will you be able to bill medical when required? Learn when and how to SUCCESSFULLY bill medical …
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Oral cancer kills one American every hour because is it usually detected in late stages (III & IV). Early detection is key! Click here or on the image above to download and share this …
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 would say!!! Are you writing a text message that leaves …
Question: Our surgeon recently performed excision of infected bone in the mandibular arch caused due to an infected tooth. He also performed the extraction of the affected tooth. Since I am planning to report the excision to the patient’s medical …
A consultation, as defined by the CPT manual, is a evaluation and management service provided at the request of another physician or appropriate source to either recommend care for a specific condition or problem, or to determine whether to accept …