Across health systems, millions in earned revenue sit inside zero-balance accounts. A claim reaches zero balance. Payment posts. The account closes. Weeks or months later, few hospitals have the resources to revisit whether the payment matched contractual terms or whether…
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New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Premier Care Dental Management has partnered with two dental practices in Pennsylvania. The dental clinical organization added Lebanon Family Dental and Lebanon Dental Cornwall, both located in Lebanon, Pa., according to a March 9 news release…
Most anesthesia programs are built around intraoperative care, but the opportunity increasingly sits outside the OR. Surgical patients today present with more comorbidities and greater clinical complexity than in years past, requiring more coordinated preparation before they ever reach the…
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Imagine scaling EHR workflow training across 35 health centers with just four trainers — without relying on classroom instruction. That was the reality for Access Community Health Network (ACCESS), Illinois’ largest federally qualified health center. Rather than expand headcount, ACCESS…
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Barry Lyon, DDS, dental director for Main Street Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics and Dental Care Alliance, recently spoke with Becker’s about some of the things dental recruiters should look out for when hiring dentists. Editor’s note: This Q&A is part…
An Alabama dentist was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to intentionally causing an explosion at his dental practice to collect insurance money. Douglas O’Connor, DMD, was charged in January with second-degree arson and first-degree insurance fraud.…
Patients have greater demands from their dentist than ever, meaning practices have to spend more time building that initial rapport. Setting aside more time for each patient to ensure that they feel comfortable and answering each of their questions in…
Dental supply company Henry Schein has opened a training facility for dental-medical integration in Southlake, Texas. The Dallas Discovery Center includes areas to demonstrate a fully equipped exam room, laboratories, an ambulatory surgery center site, a dental equipment showroom and…
El Paso-based Texas Tech Hunt School of Dental Medicine is launching an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency program. High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery in El Paso, Texas, committed $250,000 to establish the High Desert Oral and Facial Surgery Endowed…
A California oral and maxillofacial surgery practice recently suffered a cybersecurity incident potentially involving patient information. Tieu Dental Corporation, which has locations in Campbell and Morgan Hill, Calif., said in a website notice March 5 that an unauthorized actor accessed…
