Utilizing the SOAP template minimizes the risk of failing to include important details in the patient’s record. In either instance, people who weren’t sitting in your operatory need to know what you saw, your diagnosis, and why this treatment is necessary? When detailed enough, chart notes are always a better alternative than a narrative. Think…
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Welcome to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! This week’s tip: When to Bill A D4355? What do you do in this scenario? The patient’s last cleaning was 5 years ago and unfortunately, this patient doesn’t have the best homecare so there is a significant amount of plaque and calculus. Due to the amount of calculus, it…
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Welcome to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! This week’s tip: The HANDOFF Think of your team as the best 400m relay team in the Olympics. Every one of those athletes is world class on their own but what will make or break a relay team? The handoff. Picture it in your head: Team USA is in…
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Welcome to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! This week’s tip: VERIFY VERIFY VERIFY! Everyone always wants to know the secret to reducing denials and aging claims. The problems often start at the beginning with insurance verification and eligibility! A full insurance verification and breakdown of benefits should be completed on every new patient. Most offices are…
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