A Day in the Life: Shadow a Medical Billing Service
Observe communications with insurers and patients, and medical billing protocols for dental procedures
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Take the mystery out of medical claims processes by shadowing Nierman Practice Management’s Medical Billers for a day and a half. By observing our billers that specialize in collecting reimbursement for dental sleep medicine, oral appliance therapy, TMD, and oral implants, you will get first-hand experience on how to efficiently process patient claims from start to finish. With the shadowing program you will obtain a real-world understanding of medical billing protocols in a dental office that you can apply right away.
During this unique day and a half program, participants learn how to efficiently maximize medical reimbursement by shadowing sessions with multiple members of Nierman Medical Billing Team to ensure each stage of the medical billing process is covered. Ample time is set aside between each shadowing session to review the session content and answer participants’ questions.
Observe communications with insurers and medical billing protocols for oral appliance therapy, TMD treatments, cone beam radiographs (CT scans), panorex x-rays, oral implants, bone grafts, sinus lifts, oral cancer screenings oral surgeries/extractions and other medically necessary services.
Each shadowing event is limited to 4 participants.
Course Content:
- Phone calls and medical policy benefit status
- Estimating upfront amounts to collect from the patient
- Obtaining pre-authorizations or pre-certifications
- Attaining GAP/ network insufficiency coverage
- Medical necessity documentation
- SOAP notes and reports
- Detailed benefit breakdowns to maximize the patients insurance coverage
- Obtaining coverage for HMO’s, Tricare and other managed insurance plans
- Modifiers, place of service and other “fine points” of billing
- Claims filing – Tips on how to ensure clean claims from the “get-go”
- Tracking claims
- Managing appeals
- Reading a medical EOB
- Scheduling a peer to peer review
Would you like to get the best possible results for your patients and maximize your reimbursement? If so, take a moment to apply to attend A Day in the Life of Medical Billing Experts.
11 CE Credits Available
Pricing:
- $995 for each team member
PACEProgram Provider FAGD/MAGD
Credit Approval does not imply
acceptance bya state of provincial
board of dentistry or AGD endorsement.
8/1/2012 to 7/31/2016
Nierman Practice Management is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education.ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Nierman Practice Management designates this activity for 8 continuing education credits.
Refund and Cancellation Policies: Cancellations are to be made in writing. All paid registration fees will be refunded at 100% for cancellations received 14 days prior to start of course. An assessment fee of $250.00 will be taken for cancellations received after this time. This course provider reserves the right to cancel a course or to provide a substitute instructor if conditions warrant. All registration fees will be returned if the course is cancelled.