Why Your Medical Bills Get Rejected: The Inside Scoop!
Dealing with medical bills can be stressful, especially when you expect your insurance to cover a service, only to find that your claim has been rejected. A rejected medical bill can disrupt your finances, cause confusion, and leave you questioning what went wrong. While the reasons behind insurance claim rejections may seem complicated, many of […]
Tips for OBGYN to Improve Days in Accounts Receivable
In the healthcare industry, especially in OBGYN practices, managing accounts receivable (AR) can be one of the most challenging aspects of running a business. With insurance companies, patient billing, and complicated payment processes, it’s easy for payments to be delayed. However, reducing your days in accounts receivable (DAR) is crucial for improving cash flow and […]
Top 5 Billing Considerations for Remote Orthopedics Practitioners
As telemedicine and remote consultations continue to expand across healthcare, orthopedic practitioners are adapting to offer services to patients outside of traditional clinic settings. While remote care provides many benefits, it also brings unique challenges—particularly in the area of billing. Ensuring that your practice remains financially healthy and compliant requires a firm grasp of remote […]
Leveraging AI and Machine Learning for Efficient Medical Billing
In today’s fast-paced healthcare environment, medical billing plays a critical role in ensuring the financial health of healthcare providers. The traditional medical billing process is often manual, time-consuming, and prone to errors. As the volume of patient data grows and healthcare regulations evolve, healthcare providers are increasingly turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning […]
Denial Management in Optometry: How to Minimize and Manage Denials?
In the realm of optometry billing, claim denials are not only frustrating but can also significantly impact the financial health of a practice. A well-structured denial management process is essential to ensuring the smooth flow of revenue and maintaining operational efficiency. Denials occur when insurance claims are rejected due to various reasons, including incorrect coding, […]
What to Let Your Dentist Know Before Oral Sedation Dentistry
Oral sedation dentistry can be a game-changer for patients who experience anxiety or discomfort during dental procedures. However, to ensure the safest and most effective experience, it’s crucial to share key information with your dentist before undergoing sedation. Being transparent and proactive about your medical history, current medications, and lifestyle habits can help prevent complications […]
Dentist used for giving woman 8 crowns, 4 root canals, and 20 fillings in single visit
A Minneapolis dentist is facing legal action after one of her patients accused her of performing an excessive and harmful dental procedure during a single visit. The patient, Kathleen Wilson, filed a malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Kevin Molldrem of Molldrem Family Dentistry in Hennepin County District Court, alleging that the treatment caused severe injuries. According […]
Few Tips to maximize patient collection in 2024
Effective patient collections are vital to the financial health of any healthcare organization. With rising healthcare costs and shifting insurance landscapes, maximizing patient collections has become more challenging—and more crucial—than ever. Here are the top tips to help improve patient collections in 2023.
Gerald ‘Jerry’ Stiffler: Longtime Lynnwood dentist lived life on his own terms
Gerald “Jerry” Stiffler lived his life on his own terms. He did so with integrity, kindness and tenacity. He had a quiet, gentle presence that was punctuated by a sharp sense of humor. Jerry was born and grew up in Seattle, lived most of his life and raised his beloved family in Edmonds, ran a […]
Thomas Top Five: The First Robot Dentist | Updates on the 2024 Clean Energy Sector
Welcome to Thomas Top Five, where we highlight our most popular recent stories. Advancements in AI, imaging, and robotics stand to redefine dentistry as we know it. In fact, Perceptive, a Boston-based startup, completed the first fully automated dental procedure in the world using an AI-driven robot on a human patient. Would you let a […]