Available in a lecture or hands on format

2-4 hours (varying according to the complexity of the content.

CDT Codes are changing at an unprecedented rate and ICD-10 completely new to many practices.  In the CDT, over 175 additions, deletions, and modifications have occurred over the past 3 years. ICD-10 is a new medical coding system that became mandatory on October 1, 2016 for medical payers.   Many practices are unaware that Medical plans will reimburse dentists for necessary treatment.  Remaining current is essential for maximum reimbursement and documentation that supports the treatment is paramount.  This course will provide the most current information regarding these most recent CDT coding changes and will identify those services that could qualify for medical plan reimbursement.  The information is designed to maximize legitimate reimbursement, leaving no money on the table.  There are many new strategies that will directly affect reimbursement and the bottom line.  Move your practice to the next level by arming the doctor and staff with the latest coding information

When the practice is paid rapidly and appropriately, things are good; however, when there are delays, denials, and requests for additional information, thing are not quite so good.  Mistakes can be devastating to the practice.  Learn the proper use of the codes and the documentation results in maximum legitimate reimbursement, reduces risk, and lowers the stress in your practice as well as some and keeps you out of jail all while having fun in the process.

When the practice is paid rapidly and appropriately, things are good; however, when there are delays, denials, and requests for additional information, thing are not quite so good.  Mistakes can be devastating to the practice.

During the investigation as well as in the preparation for and during my trial it became apparent that my billing and coding systems were faulty.  I now educate others so that they can bill and code appropriately. My message is; it is possible to implement systems that can form a proactive defensive systemic approach that will result in maximum legitimate reimbursement.  To be prepared for this challenge the team must be careful, concise, complete, and diligent.  Learning and implementing my approach will result in higher reimbursement while reducing the risk associated with the coding piece of the practice.  If the deficiencies in your systems are ignored both doctor and staff are at risk.

Risk is everywhere.  As a dentist that served as Chairman of the Board of a local not for profit hospital, I observed first-hand the benefits of the quality improvement principals as they applied to medicine and the hospital environment.  Quality improvement principals work very efficiently and effectively to improve the systems of operation and reduce risk when adopted in the dental environment as well.  Application of these principals in dental practices has ultimately resulted in more streamlined systems of operation, increased job satisfaction, improved treatment outcomes and elevated overall patient satisfaction.  The purpose of this presentation is to share the principals of quality improvement and to empower the dental team to adopt and implement these principals making what we do easier and better.

While incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp in Manchester, KY for 19 months I had ample time to evaluate where I had been, where I was, and where I was going.  It became very clear, while there in prison, that I had begun a sentence of imprisonment long before the steel doors slammed behind me on August 20, 2008 due to the choices I had made.  It was in that prison camp that I began to experience true freedom for the first time in a very long time.  Behind those 4 walls I found that release comes when we find and draw from our strength, character, vision, wisdom and experience. I invite you to come with me as I share what was discovered in the process, about me, about human nature, about the practice of dentistry, and the about the world around us.

Would you like to increase legitimate reimbursement, alleviate delays, denials and requests for more information for your dental and medical insurance claims?  Regardless of whether you have been in Dentistry for a month or what seems like all your life, this course is for you. This “Billing Bootcamp” will guide you through the claims submissions process for both dental and medical claims and give you the tools needed to be successful in the process, leaving nothing on the table.

If you are not billing to both dental AND medical insurance plans for covered services, you are probably leaving money on the table.

The Academy of Dental Management Consultants is an organization who’s purpose is to advance the dental profession by  providing vision, standards and leadership.  The Academy’s intent is to maximize our individual talents by learning from one another.