{"id":1478,"date":"2019-05-18T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-18T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2019-07-05T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T15:32:43","slug":"dont-stress-on-dental-insurance-verification-call-the-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentalsupportspecialties.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/18\/dont-stress-on-dental-insurance-verification-call-the-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Stress on Dental Insurance Verification: Call the Experts!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When it comes to dental care, you\u2019re going to need to accommodate\npatients who want to use dental insurance. Most general practices have a\ndemographic where between 60 and 90 percent of the patient base uses some form\nof a dental insurance. Instead of dealing with the headaches that come with\ndental insurance verification, maybe it\u2019s time to hire a helping hand! Learn\nmore about the pitfalls of dealing with dental\ninsurance verification<\/a> in-house and why asking for help can be worth your\ntime and money!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Pitfalls of Dealing with Dental Insurance Verification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If your office has chosen to sign up for multiple networks,\nwhether it\u2019s Delta Dental, Aetna, Cigna, or another well-known major provider,\nthen you\u2019re going to need to hire the staff who can access and verify the coverage\nand benefits of these networks. That means that all of your employees are going\nto need to know and be able to input all the different fee schedules to provide\npatients an accurate treatment plan cost. The time your staff wastes on this is preventing them from doing stuff\nyou really need, such as talking with patients directly or over the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process of insurance verification is a time-consuming\nprocess. Even if you have fully-dedicated employees handling this task, it can\nstill take a long time for a single team to handle everything in addition to\nall of their other day-to-day duties. This inevitably leads to delays. With\nthis in mind, do you know if your patients are suffering as a result of unpaid\nclaims taking more time to follow up? Is there a better option to consider?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the Costs Can Outweigh the Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many dental practices may not know this, but most will lose\npatients as a result of miscommunication involving dental insurance and billing\nthan they will over actual clinical dental care. Not only do your insurance\ncoordinators have to be fully informed on contracts with all the networks\nyou\u2019ve signed up for, but they also have to keep track of collecting\nco-payments, applicable deductibles, and making sure that your practice stays\nin the black. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, coordinators are forced to spend more time explaining\ncoverage to patients and preparing patients for out-of-pocket costs. This can\ntake up valuable time that could be spent checking in patients over the phone\nor providing necessary dental care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How a Dental Support Team Can Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Choosing an outside company, such as a dental support team\njust may be one of the best decisions you make for your practice. Not only can\nthey provide a dental insurance breakdown for patients regardless of the provider\nthey use, but they also can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n