Office Management: Page 106

Is understaffing hurting your practice profits?
By Dr. James V. Anderson
With some forethought and balance to the daily workings of the practice, you should be able to have the right staffing for your unique and exceptional working environment. Here are some tips from Dr. James Anderson that can help achieve that balance.
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Do's and don'ts for improvements: Make improvements important
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Continual improvement only takes place when there is some level of focus. Try to find three things that you will improve in your practice in the next 30 days, advises Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip. They can be little things or big things, but continual improvement is one of the major keys to long-term success.
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Dental Assistants Recognition Week is underway
By Jennifer Hawley Price
Every year, we take a week in March -- Dental Assistants Recognition Week -- to celebrate the dental assistant. Dental assistants show up for their practice and patients every day to ensure patients have the safest dental visit possible.
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Office manager headed to jail for stealing $250K from dental practice
By Melissa Busch
A dental office manager in Pennsylvania was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay approximately $250,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to stealing from her former employer, according to a news report.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield debuts value-based plan in Mass.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has partnered with 42 North Dental to expand its value-based payment model to dentistry.
February 26, 2020
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Dentist agrees to pay $135K to settle patient rewards scheme
By Melissa Busch
A dentist and his practice in Massachusetts have agreed to pay $135,000 to resolve allegations that they operated an illegal kickback scheme in which patients won prizes, like Apple TVs and gift cards, for more appointments and referrals and led to improper reimbursements from the state's Medicaid program.
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Dentist pleads guilty to $700K in Medicaid fraud
By Melissa Busch
A St. Louis-area dentist has pleaded guilty to defrauding Illinois Medicaid out of about $700,000, according to news reports. He will lose his license to practice dentistry in the state and pay restitution as part of the consent decree.
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Podcast: Tips to manage the negative people in your practice and life
By Kevin Henry
How do we stop the negativity that happens so often in our places of business and lives? Often, we can't change the people who are negative, but we can certainly ensure that their impact on us is minimal at best. On a recent podcast, DrBicuspid.com Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry offers five pieces of advice that can help.
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Video: The difference one degree can make in your dental practice
By Kevin Henry
Steve Jensen of Dental Intelligence believes certain practice management numbers can, when dentists and dental team members know them and how their business is growing or struggling, make all the difference between being good and being great. He talks about one of those numbers in this video.
February 20, 2020
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Why hygiene is the cornerstone of practice success
By Fred Joyal and Shannon Richkowski
The simple truth is that hygiene impacts every department. Hygienists also benefit when they realize that their department is essentially a business within a business, and they need skills in that area as well, writes Fred Joyal and Shannon Richkowski.
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Proper clinical notes are necessary for dental claims payment
By Dr. James V. Anderson
Clinical notes have always been a standard for creating narratives that get claims paid because they support the necessity for the services rendered. "If it isn't written, it didn't happen" still rules the courts when it comes to proper documentation of care, writes Dr. James Anderson.
February 19, 2020
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3 easy tips to improve patient comfort in your office
By Andrea Greer, RDH
Are you addressing the often-overlooked components of patient comfort: the senses? What do your patients smell? What do they hear? What do they see? Consultant Andrea Greer has some thoughts on why the senses are so important for your patients when they are in your practice.
February 19, 2020
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