The Multispecialty Practice - DentistryIQ
... So as a caveat, be sure your specialists are very competent and your malpractice insurance company is informed of your addition of specialists to your practice ...

Developing an Effective Records Retention Policy for Your Practice ...
... 1. Act as if all documents, records, or e-mails will be read in a courtroom — In the unfortunate event of a malpractice suit against a dental practice ...

Developing an Effective Records Retention Policy for Your Practice ...
... 1. Act as if all documents, records, or e-mails will be read in a courtroom — In the unfortunate event of a malpractice suit against a dental practice ...

Ask Dr. Christensen - Dental Economics
... you. To avoid a malpractice suit or to prepare for one: Do a complete diagnosis. Record your diagnostic information thoroughly. ...

Documentation dilemma - RDH
... Trying To Avoid a Lawsuit. Dear Trying,. The dental chart is a legal document. It is the first line of defense in a malpractice suit. ...

Early oral cancer detection: Why you? Why now? - Dental Economics
... I hope so! Why do so many dentists lose these lawsuits, with some dentists literally now unable to purchase malpractice insurance at all? ...

Medical history update dilemma - RDH
... The ADA recently obtained information from several of the major malpractice insurance carriers regarding record-keeping errors that played a part in various ...

Write it down and the rest will follow! - Dental Economics
... Whether your motivation is the threat of a malpractice suit, saving lives, or that complete oral cancer screening is an integral part of providing excellent ...

Insurance for the new dentist: Doctor, protect thyself - Dental ...
... For more on this topic, go to www.dentaleconomics.com and search using the following key words: dental insurance, malpractice insurance, disability insurance ...

Prevention vs. Prosecution - RDH
... She had no malpractice insurance of her own, and the doctor's policy carried a ... In July, a patient files a malpractice suit claiming the hygienist injured him ...

ADA presents Distinguished Service Award at 149th annual session ...
... His expertise in professional liability (malpractice) insurance has led him to represent the dental profession on many levels, most notably presenting ...

Reader's Forum - RDH
... either, to my surprise! I had to go to my malpractice insurance carrier's legal department to get the answer. They were the only ...

Details, details, details! - Dental Economics
... The appropriate drug licenses, malpractice insurance policies, and provider agreements with insurance companies may also keep the buyer from becoming the owner ...

The three-legged stool, Part 2 - Dental Economics
... Union or PPO contracts; Aging of A/Rs; Copy of any office policies; Copy of malpractice insurance policy; Curriculum vitae; Pictures of the practice. ...

Pathways to a practice purchase ... proceed with confidence! ...
... who will be responsible for the cost of professional licenses, dues, continuing education seminars, health insurance, malpractice insurance, benefit plans ...

Developing Financial Muscle - Woman Dentist Journal
... Malpractice insurance and property-casualty insurance were a package you completed before you took over the practice. What about investments, though? ...

Practice Purchase Perfection - Woman Dentist Journal
... your practice opens. Get your malpractice insurance in place prior to opening. Banker: to set up a business checking account. It is ...

Thinking of adding an associate? - Dental Economics
... who will be responsible for the cost of professional licenses, dues, continuing- education seminars, health insurance, malpractice insurance, benefit plans ...

2006 SALARY SURVEY - Dental Office
... insurance (24%), life insurance (22%), profit sharing (15%), reimbursement for ADAA dues (16%), disability insurance (16%), malpractice insurance (7%) and ...

Company offers dentists medical spa capability - Woman Dentist ...
... nurses typically are hired to perform the aesthetic procedures and a physician is partnered to provide medical supervision and malpractice insurance access. ...

No More Paper, No More Books - Dental Economics
... EHRdebate. Carol Tekavec has written a piece on DentistryIQ in which she brings up many troubling issues about the EHR and security. ...

Leveraging Change - RDH
... management. These factors set the stage for the current information explosion, high-tech mentality, and interest in electronic records. ...

HIPAA Comments - DentistryIQ
... The EHR will promote continuity of care and help dentists and doctors work closely with other providers and health care professionals. ...

Interventionists A change virus - RDH
... of payment. This is a related issue, but different from other health care reforms, such as electronic records. Table 1. Costs of ...

Brave new move in a bright new year, and it's free! ...
... Our “active” members will continue to receive all their current benefits, including professional liability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment ...

Agreement to provide errors and omissions insurance program for ...
... works with program managers, like Dentists National Insurance Group, who have dedicated and proven expertise in industry-specific professional liability markets ...

Milestone Scientific extinguishes $1.3 million in debt - Dental ...
... As a consequence of the debt conversion, Milestone's balance sheet will no longer reflect the note as a current liability, thus increasing total stockholders ...

Protecting your most valuable asset — your practice! ...
... dentists think about protecting the asset value of their practices, thoughts naturally revolve around insurance — malpractice, general liability, and workers ...

2009 fee survey - Dental Economics
... In addition to proper fees, your revenues also depend on which procedures you do, the relative number of procedures you do, and the proper coding of those ...

Local Confidence: Regain that confident feeling about anesthesia ...
... Color–coding and labeling was not important to me. What the company recommended was exactly what I needed. Review product updates. ...

Reading your patient - DentistryIQ
... Author bio With more than 20 years of health-care experience, Teresa Duncan addresses topics such as insurance coding, fraud, embezzlement, and new media ...

Keeping Your Practice Healthy: Medical Billing in Dental Practices ...
... differences. As far as coding is concerned, medical carriers require more than just a procedure code as dental carriers do. Medical ...