Insurance: Page 144

Md. dental group pays insurance fines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Group Dental Service of Maryland was ordered to pay $5,000 to Maryland insurance regulators after it failed to comply with all the terms of a previous agreement, according to an article in Insurance and Financial Advisor.
December 19, 2010
1st dentist appointed to EHR certification board
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has appointed Gregory Zeller, DDS, MS, to serve on its board of commissioners, starting January 1, 2011. Dr. Zeller is the first and only dentist currently on the 19-member board.
December 19, 2010
Institute of Medicine studying safety of EHRs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) Committee on Patient Safety and Health Information Technology met for the first time this week to begin discussing how best to regulate electronic health record (EHR) systems and ensure public safety, according to a story by the Center for Public Integrity.
December 16, 2010
Liberty teams with Vonata to enhance communication
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Liberty Dental Plan has selected Vonata's Smart Communications Engine platform to improve its member and provider communications.
December 15, 2010
O'Neill Group launches dental risk management website
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The O'Neill Group Dentist's Insurance Division has launched a new website, offering information on risk management and insurance protection.
December 14, 2010
Brazilian insurance group expands dental portfolio
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
SulAmerica, the largest independent insurance carrier in Brazil, has signed an agreement to acquire Dental Plan, a major dental care provider in north and northeast Brazil, for 28.5 million reais ($16.8 million U.S.).
December 13, 2010
Smile Reminder teams with CareCredit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Smile Reminder and CareCredit have created the CareCredit Edition of Smile Reminder, designed to help practices that offer CareCredit enhance and streamline their patient communications.
December 13, 2010
Lawmakers may make Section 179 benefits permanent
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A move to make equipment depreciation benefits in Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Service tax code permanent for small business owners is included in the "framework" agreement for extending individual tax breaks being considered by the U.S. government, according to analyst Jeff Johnson of Robert W. Baird.
December 6, 2010
Dearborn National's dental network surpasses 170,000
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dearborn National's dental network now has more than 170,000 dentist access points and continues to be the largest dental insurance network in the U.S.
December 6, 2010
MacPractice partners with NEA for electronic dental claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MacPractice DDS now fully interfaces with NEA's FastAttach system for electronic insurance claims submission, according to National Electronic Attachment (NEA) and MacPractice.
December 1, 2010
Partnership expands orthodontic insurance options
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental insurance provider DentalForEveryone.com is partnering with Pinney Insurance Center to offer its orthodontic insurance policies to Pinney clients. In exchange, DentalForEveryone.com customers will have access to Pinney life insurance policies.
November 30, 2010
NH settles Medicaid billing dispute with orthodontist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Frederick Salvatoriello, DDS, who practices in Claremont, New London, and Hanover, NH, has agreed to repay the state $225,000 following an investigation of Medicaid billing in his offices, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office.
November 23, 2010
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