Dental Practice Management

Tips: 1. Deposit slips should be done daily even if you do not make daily deposit.  2. Keep a copy of day sheet, deposit slip, credit card and patient financing summary for each day. Use to reconcile monthly bank statement. 3. Patient finance companies, like Care Credit, take their fees before depositing. You can add back in the charges to reconcile or ask the company not to take their fees from the deposits. 4. EFTs: Check daily first thing in the morning and nter into PMS. Consider creating a separate bank account for EFTs. Doing so makes reconciling your monthly bank...

Overdue hygieneProcedures Not on a ClaimAging Reports (run without the credit balances) Production by providerCollections reportAccounts receivableInsurance aging Adjustment Procedure Day Sheet The insurance aging report should be worked daily. Review the End of Day Adjustment reports for: a) patient refunds, b) no cash payments, and c) non-approved adjustments and write-offs. Depending on the practice, too many refunds and too little cash could be red flags. Make sure your deposit slip matches the cash and checks for the day.   Kevin Tighe, Cambridge Dental Consultants, Senior Consultant, got bitten hard by the business and marketing bug during long summer days working at...