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On a day-to-day basis, your front desk team busily checks patients in and out, schedule appointments, collects payments, and answers phone calls, keeping your practice running smoothly. It may even seem to run like a well-oiled machine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what would happen if another task were tossed into the mix? A task like chart auditing<\/a> can throw off your team\u2019s routine, but it is imperative for your practice\u2019s long-term success. In this post, explore the what, why, and how of chart auditing and find out the best way to handle it to maintain your team\u2019s groove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The What of Chart Auditing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As with a tax audit, a chart audit entails making sure that everything is accurate, current, and active with your patients\u2019 files. The point is to find those who haven\u2019t been in your office for more than 6 months or who have had a treatment plan created for a certain service without scheduling follow-up care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Why of Chart Auditing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Behind everything you do, you need to have your business\u2019s success in mind. Chart auditing is important because it gives you a clearer picture of your patient base. With unfulfilled reports, you can have a skewed view of how many active patients you have, affecting your business decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, at first glance, it may seem like you have a large number of patients. With this information, you contemplate hiring an associate or buying new technology; however, a chart audit reveals that some are inactive or have moved away. Using this more accurate data, you realize that you don\u2019t go through the expense of hiring an associate but instead focus on reactivating patients, acquiring new patients, and fulfilling unfinished treatment plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The How of Chart Auditing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, chart auditing can be a time-consuming process, and it needs to be done periodically to keep your records up to date. It involves trying to contact each patient who has canceled an appointment or who hasn\u2019t yet completed their treatment plan. This necessary task requires someone who is patient and great at communicating, even if the patient is being difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The easiest and best solution is to hire a service to conduct chart auditing for you. They can be impartial and let you know exactly which patients should be contacted to complete treatment and which are now inactive and not worth pursuing further. The service company may even be able to handle contacting them for you, saving you even more time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having this chart auditing process in the background with a service company allows you and your team to focus on everyday tasks and care, keeping your business running as smoothly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Dental Support Specialties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental Support Specialties was started back in 2008, and many of the team members have at least that much experience in the dental field. In addition to chart auditing, our team can perform other administrative services, including answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, and insurance verification for billing. To learn more about our services, you can contact us online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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