Is There a Difference Between Preauthorization & Predetermination?
May 16, 2018
There is, but the specifics of medical coverage preauthorization and predetermination can be complex and frustrating for dental office teams who are already overwhelmed with processing and filing dental benefit claims. If your office provides patients with oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea, you’ll often need to contact a patient’s medical insurance provider to get preauthorization and predetermination to ensure they can receive coverage for the expenses associated with their sleep apnea therapy in your office. The Brady Billing team is happy to answer all of the medical preauthorization and predetermination billing services for our dental offices, so you can place your focus where it belongs – on your patients.
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How Can Adding Sleep Apnea Therapy Improve My Practice?
April 25, 2018
It’s too much work; I don’t want to deal with medical insurance; my patients don’t need this treatment. We’ve heard it all. Dentists have a variety of reasons for skipping out on offering sleep apnea therapy using custom oral appliances, but with awareness of this sleep disorder growing, not offering these treatment options can put your practice at a disadvantage. Don’t miss out on attracting potential patients. By working with Brady Billing, you can offer sleep apnea therapy, and we’ll handle the billing and insurance hassles.
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Don’t Let Billing Hassles Keep You from Offering Oral Appliances
February 16, 2018
If you’re a dentist who’s still not offering oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea sufferers, we can almost assume medical insurance claims and billing are what’s keeping you away from this revenue driver. We know that billing can be a hassle, and your team members are already overtaxed with dental insurance claims, adding medical insurance to the mix is just too much for your staff. You need time for your patients! We hear you. At Brady Billing, we make oral appliance therapy billing and insurance claims simple, so dentists and dental care teams can keep their focus where it belongs – on the patient.
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3 Reasons 2018 is the Year You Offer Sleep Apnea Therapy
December 19, 2017
If you’re like the majority of dentists, you know that dental sleep apnea treatments using oral appliances are gaining in popularity, but you may be hesitant to jump into this new area of treatment. At Brady Billing, we see dentists flourish when offering this service for their patients, and we want to help you include sleep apnea in your dental office in 2018. Don’t send your loyal patients to another office for their oral appliances. Keep them in your practice where they belong, and let Brady Billing help.
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Take the First Step to Become a Sleep Dentist Today
November 27, 2017
If you’ve been considering expanding your dentistry services to include treatments for sleep apnea, you likely know this can be a lucrative revenue stream for your practice. However, it’s not as easy as adding the service to your website. You’ll need to network with local sleep doctors, advertise your services, and likely, spend time educating patients about the benefits associated with oral appliance therapy for sleep apnea. Keep reading to learn more about making the transition to offering advanced sleep apnea therapies in your dental office.
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4 Tips for Growing Your Dental Sleep Medicine Practice
November 7, 2017
If you’re just getting started offering sleep apnea treatment in your dental office, you may want to consider putting a little extra effort into separating yourself from the other dentists offering oral appliance therapy in your area. A few simple steps could help you beef up the profitability of your new service.
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Don’t Lose Sleep Over Medical Billing for Sleep Apnea Appliances
October 19, 2017
For the most part, dentists don’t have to deal with medical billing. Rather than struggling with medical billing for sleep apnea appliances, consider trusting the Brady Billing team with all of your medical billing. This ensures your patients will get the maximum benefits they need and keep sleep apnea appliances within any budget. Keep reading to learn more about how the Brady Billing team can help you process and file medical insurance claims, so you can concentrate on the most important part of your practice – the patients.
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Can Any Dentist File Medical Insurance Claims?
September 15, 2017
If the dentist is performing a treatment that is not necessarily just affecting the smile or oral health, medical insurance coverage may be open to the patient. In these cases, a dentist can file medical insurance claims. Some dentists don’t know that this option is open to them, but in many situations, it’s important to understand the way medical insurance coverage can help make advanced treatments more affordable for your patients. Taking time to explore potential medical insurance coverage in addition to maximizing dental benefits can truly set a dental practice apart from the competition.
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Opening a Sleep Practice? Top Questions about Medical Billing for Dentist
December 15, 2016
It is estimated, 20-25 million Americans suffer from a sleep disorder known as sleep apnea. While 200,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, it is believed 80% of those with the condition remain undiagnosed. As a dentist, you have the opportunity to help these patients receive vital treatment by opening a sleep practice. However, there are certain complications that can pose a challenge, such as the medical billing for dentist. Prior to offering treatment for sleep apnea, there are several questions you should consider.
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Brady Billing Offers Medical Billing Training for Dental Offices
December 6, 2016
As a dentist, there are times when you will need to bill a patient’s medical insurance instead of their dental insurance. When offering treatments like oral appliances for sleep apnea, certain trauma procedures, medically necessary laser treatments or TMD procedures, dental policies do not cover these treatments. You will need to bill the insurance carrier. However, the cross-insurance billing creates many challenges that can lead to rejected insurance claims that delay reimbursement. Brady Billing offers medical billing training for dental offices to help you navigate the process.
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