The Case for Dental Record Auditing
Physician practices and hospitals routinely audit for compliance, risk management, revenue cycle and quality of care issues. They don’t necessarily like it, but they’ve settled into the routine of doing it to minimize their losses in the ever-increasing fight for...
Pros and Cons of Using Charting Templates
Every day more dentists make the inevitable transition to electronic dental records (EDR) and use of charting templates. There are some definite pros and cons to using charting templates. Let’s take a quick look at each: Pro’s Help you quickly document a ton of...
It is Breach Notification Season 2017
It is time to get your Breach Notification Logs out and prepare to notify Health and Human Services of all the breaches your organizations had in 2017 that affected fewer than 500 individuals. If you had a breach last year that affected more than 500 individuals those...Why Auditing is Important and How It Can Impact Your Practice
In recent years insurance carriers and state Medicaid programs have turned up the heat on dentists. Payors are watching dentists carefully to identify and stop fraud, and recoup overpayments made to providers. Often insurance and government audits results in...The State Board is Making a List (Texas Only)
“Making a List Checking it Twice Gonna Find Out Who’s Naughty or Nice…” This ain’t no Christmas song, it’s a real thing! Earlier this month the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners published new Rules 111.3 and 111.4. 111.3 will require dentists to...New Rules Concerning Duties of Dental Assistants (Texas)
CHAPTER 114. EXTENSION OF DUTIES OF AUXILIARY PERSONNEL–DENTAL ASSISTANTS 22 TAC §114.1 Permitted Duties (by dental assistants) Description: The amendment establishes the requirements for a dental assistant to perform certain acts (pit and fissure sealants and...Management vs Leadership in Dentistry and the Best Practices for Business Success – Chuck Blakeman
Featured on this episode of Talking With the Tooth Cop is author, business coach, and mentor Chuck Blakeman. Throughout the interview, Chuck and I discuss the critical differences between management and leadership, how to avoid falling into the trap of always planning...
Dentists as Drug Dealers- Prevent Drug Diversion Issues in Your Practice
There’s a rumor going around town. A new drug dealer has moved in. You soon find out… the rumor is about you. You are the new drug dealer in town. How? Let’s find out. It is important that dentists know and understand that issues related to...
