Compliance is Part of Every Document, Phone Call, and Interaction with a Patient

  • Friday 1/31/2025
  • Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Course Code: 571RL
  • Cost: $130
  • Credits: 3 CE Hours
speaker
Christine Taxin, is the founder and president of Links2Success, a practice management consulting company to the dental and medical fields. Prior to starting her own consulting company, Ms. Taxin served as an administrator of a critical care department at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City and managed an extensive multi-specialty dental practice in New York. She is an adjunct professor at the New York University (NYU) Dental School and Resident Programs for Maimonides Hospital.

Compliance plays a vital role in dental practice management, encompassing the legal and ethical obligations, regulatory requirements, and best practices that ensure patient safety, data security, and the overall success of a dental practice. Adhering to compliance standards not only upholds the highest standards of professionalism but also helps build trust with patients and minimizes the risk of legal and financial repercussions. 

This course is dedicated to the compliance of coding, documentation, what is important for you to have for every patient charting, billing, and understanding of the changes that are happening and applying them to your practice. Part of the training is to understand what documentation the insurance companies require to what you provide for all treatments, plus how codes must match the documentation.

This course will provide attendees with communication tips for the entire team, chart entries we must be including, how to correct errors within the chart, medication lists, updated dental medical history, medical information when needed by the patient's provider, and yes even the telephone calls must have documentation.

After this course attendees will be able to:
  • Understand how to complete proper documentation for all aspects of the practice
  • Review billing and coding regulations regarding documentation
  • Learn ethical standards such as obtaining informed consent, informed refusal, and other forms including a dental medical form, medication lists, and many other forms that may be required
  • Discuss how dental practices must also meet licensing requirements, stay updated on industry regulations, and implement risk management strategies to minimize potential liabilities
  • Identify what needs to happen daily for you to maintain compliance
  • Implement various strategies to insure compliance is part of the day-to-day operations
Recommended Audience: Assistant, Dentist, Hygienist, Office, Technician

The CareCredit grant has been applied to this course.

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