2018 Medicare Advantage (Part C) costs The Medicare Advantage program, also known as Medicare Part C, provides a way to receive your Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) benefits,…
The American Dental Association (ADA) recently issued guidance for dentists billing for PPE. The ADA has also provided a list of insurers that provide reimbursement (from $7 to $20) for…
The questions below can lead to discussion about the signs and symptoms of a patterning problem with orofacial muscles. They can be addressed by a hygienist who has training in…
The Trump administration has finalized several changes in Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D in anticipation of bid submissions on June 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
U0001 – Cdc 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-ncov) real-time rt-pcr diagnostic panel For services beginning February 4, 2020, Medicare has created two HCPCS codes to report testing for this particular strain…
The safety of patients, dentists and dental team members has been and always will be the American Dental Association’s (ADA) utmost concern. The ADA has issued interim recommendations aligning with…
ADA asks Congress to ensure appropriate PPE for all health care workers Jennifer GarvinApril 14, 2020 Dentists treating emergency procedures need immediate access to proper equipment Washington — The ADA…
You take the time to carefully document patient visits; make sure that same care is taken to document patient phone calls. Like other documentation, the common rule when it comes…
The ADA has been very helpful in continuing to issue guidance on teledentistry billing and current policies from insurance carriers. We look forward to seeing more carriers offer reimbursement for…
Providers are concerned a new national policy from Aetna involving evaluation and management services will result in inappropriate down-codes. Under the policy, Aetna will automatically down-code claims gave for office…