New CDT 2019 kit helps staff save time, code accurately

The American Dental Association’s new CDT 2019 and companion kit code check app reduces the time you spend on coding so you can spend more time with patients. Correct coding provides the needed clarity to auto-adjudicate claims, speeds claim processing, lessens the need for additional information requests and reduces claim rejections. This coding kit includes: CDT… Continue Reading New CDT 2019 kit helps staff save time, code accurately

September is Life Insurance Awareness Month

Having the right life insurance is pivotal in planning for the future of you and your loved ones. Life insurance can help you fulfill promises you’ve made your family when you are gone. The right life insurance will be unique for you and dependent on your personal and financial needs. As your life changes, your… Continue Reading September is Life Insurance Awareness Month

Four things to consider when insuring a second home

Everyone loves vacation. But, vacationing in your own seasonal home? Even better. However, there’s a lot to consider when it comes to protecting your investment in a vacation home, and you definitely want to protect it. Professional Insurance Programs can help make sure you have the insurance coverage you want. To that end, here are four things… Continue Reading Four things to consider when insuring a second home

Trust me on this one…

Recent proposed Delta Dental reimbursement changes and Wisconsin Dental Association members calling for our leadership “to do something” have again brought up the need to remind our members of our obligations regarding antitrust laws. Antitrust issues are complicated and there are advocates in Congress who are currently trying to amend laws affecting state dental associations… Continue Reading Trust me on this one…

Register for the 2018 Dental Risk Management Seminar

Medical Protective and Professional Insurance Programs are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the annual Risk Management Seminar. The topic this year will be, Ten Things I’m Concerned About in the Practice of Dentistry (and you should be, too). The seminar will be held Sept. 21, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 12… Continue Reading Register for the 2018 Dental Risk Management Seminar

New rule changes disability claim processing requirements

Effective for disability benefit claims filed after April 1, 2018, a new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor requires Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974-covered employee benefit plans offering disability benefits to provide additional procedural protections to claimants. The new rule ensures that protections for disability claimants parallel protections under the Affordable Care Act that already… Continue Reading New rule changes disability claim processing requirements

Medicare changes again – CMS finalizes new rules

Do you opt in or opt out? Do you sign up as a full Medicare provider or just a referring and ordering provider? Is there a deadline, or is there not? How do you get supplements to pay you? These are the questions that center on the Medicare program and the ever changing rules that… Continue Reading Medicare changes again – CMS finalizes new rules

Disability Income Insurance: What every dentist needs to know

Most people know they need to insure their life, car and home or condo. But they often overlook insuring their most important asset – the ability to earn an income. Your income is the primary source of funding for a lifetime of things, from basic necessities to the hopes and dreams you have for yourself… Continue Reading Disability Income Insurance: What every dentist needs to know

Spend more time with patients, less on paperwork

Piles of paperwork do not make the office function more efficiently. That’s why the American Dental Association is teaming up with the nonprofit alliance CAQH to help streamline the credentialing process. The ADA® credentialing service, powered by CAQH ProView® enables dentists to enter their professional information just once in an easy-to use, online digital solution… Continue Reading Spend more time with patients, less on paperwork

Positive outcome from Delta Dental meeting

By now, most members have heard about the meeting between WDA and Delta Dental of Wisconsin that took place on Dec. 4 in Madison. As reported, we were very pleased with the outcome and appreciate Delta Dental’s willingness to sit down and discuss various provisions contained in the provider agreement that was mailed just before… Continue Reading Positive outcome from Delta Dental meeting