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PMRNC:
I don't have any experience with dental billing at all really.. HOWEVER I can tell you that you want a CLOSER look at that A/R. I don't know about other areas but in all places I've lived dental offices are the BEST at collecting patient portions UP FRONT.. they are like sharks with their money. LOL That's because dental insurance plans are EXPENSIVE and most people don't have dental or they have a very very limited annual dental benefit so dentists HAVE to be diligent in collecting at time of service and in creating clear and precise office financial policies. That's why you want a CLOSER look at that A/R.. 35 pages is a lot to blame on insurance.. <g>

Kimberly35:
You are correct and thank you very much for your feedback!!

rdmoore2003:
I agree with Linda.  I do not have experience in the dental field.  However, look at his A/R to see what the common factor is.  You definitely want to look at his office policy/procedures.  Does his staff get benefits prior to seeing patient?  He may need an overhaul with his policy/procedures and office staff.  I say this only because if he is having issues with office staff, when and if you take over his A/R and his billing/filing now, make sure to DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT everything you do so as nothing comes back to "bite you".

Merry:
I do have many years of dental experience and it is not like medical billing.
May I ask if you have any experience billing for dental? I would hate to see you get buried in something that you don't have knowledge about.
35 plus pages of AR really says nothing at this point without more information. If he participates with some insurance plans perhaps the balances are not accurate. You need to do so much research before you can even consider resubmitting the claims. Is he interested in paying you for doing the research? Sounds like a dentist that wants to be a dentist and not consider that he must first be a businessman.. nothing new to us who have been there for so long.

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