AYDP: Optimizing Your Practice with Billing and Outsourcing Expert Amanda DeMoura

Accelerating Your Dental Practice Episode 25, Optimizing Your Practice with Billing and Outsourcing Expert Amanda DeMoura On this episode, Malika and Michelle are joined by Amanda DeMoura. Amanda is the Founder of Essential Dental Services, a dental billing company made up of dental practice managers. Amanda and Essential Dental Services are ready with custom help with claims, billing and insurance tasks. Amanda shares insights on what makes a more cohesive team, keeping an office productive as well as getting on top of proper documentation and why it is so important. The team pinpoints the top things that cause AR reports to build, why outsourcing is beneficial and what this looks like too. Finally, Amanda shares her own podcast happenings and Michelle shares a funny story from her office days that is a must hear. 00:32 Introducing Amanda DeMoura 01:25 The disconnect between the Administrative and the Clinal Teams 04:00 The struggles of Perio Charting and Documentation – How to get it done 09:35 Clinical Notes – Why they are so important 13:00 Time Management – a balance between Productivity and Profitability 13:28 The Top 3 things that build up an Aging Report 15:15 V erification of Benefits 17:00 Outsourcing to keep claims from building 19:50 Being days ahead of Verification to Maximize Productivity 22:20 Setting good habits with patients and Insurance 23:05 The “fainting” patient 24:30 “The Breath of Fresh Air” Dental Podcast and Closing Malika Azargoon ZarDentalConsulting.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/zardentalconsulting/ [email protected] Michelle Affanato affinitymanagement.co New To Dental Bootcamp https://www.facebook.com/michelle.affinitymanagement/ [email protected] Amanda DeMoura https://essentialdentalservices.com/ https://www.instagram.com/essentialdentalservices/ [email protected]