Managing accounts receivable (A/R) in medical billing involves tracking and collecting payments from both insurers and patients for services provided. Effective A/R management is vital for cash flow and financial health. By implementing a consistent and comprehensive...
Blog
How Clear Dental Insurance Verification Improves the Patient Experience
The patient experience is everything in today’s rapidly evolving healthcare scenario. Things can be especially overwhelming when it comes to navigating dental insurance coverage. Imagine the patient...
Common Dental Insurance Verification Errors and How to Avoid Them
Verifying dental insurance is a crucial step in the billing process that has a significant impact on a dental practice’s cash flow and patient satisfaction. Insurance verification involves...
How does Radiology Authorization Help Avoid Claim Denials?
Radiology procedures play a crucial role in diagnosing the cause of symptoms, monitoring treatment effectiveness, and screening for conditions like cancer and heart disease. Interventional radiology...
Building an Effective Dental RCM Workflow
Ever-changing regulations, complex reimbursement trends and shifting payer landscapes have made effective dental revenue cycle management (RCM) foundational for a practice’s financial success....
The Complete Lifecycle of a Dental Claim
A well-managed claim lifecycle is critical for the financial health of a dental practice. Handling the dental claim process effectively ensures timely reimbursements, fewer denials, and a smoother...
Dental RCM vs. Medical RCM: Key Differences
While both dental and medical revenue cycle management (RCM) aim to optimize revenue for healthcare providers, they have distinct aspects that differentiate them. RCM in dentistry presents unique...
Understanding Revenue Cycle Management in Dentistry
For dental practices, maintaining financial stability is essential for ensuring smooth and efficient operations that maximize revenue and patient satisfaction. Dental revenue cycle management (RCM)...
Differentiating Between Upcoding and Downcoding in Medical Billing
Claim submission and denial management are the two steps that typically comprise the major portion of the medical billing workflow. While these steps are the key to obtaining proper reimbursements...
Understanding Bundling in Dental Claims
Billing for dental services can be a complex process due to the need to understand specific CDT codes, and navigate varying insurance plans, payer policies, and changing regulations. While...
Anesthesia Modifiers and When to Use Them
Understanding anesthesia modifiers and HCPCS Level II modifiers is essential for accurate medical billing and coding. These two-digit codes provide critical information to payers about the...