{"id":131,"date":"2019-03-28T21:57:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T21:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2019-04-28T22:05:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-28T22:05:18","slug":"3rd-party-billing-helps-eliminate-unpleasant-financial-surprises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/3rd-party-billing-helps-eliminate-unpleasant-financial-surprises\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Party Billing Helps Eliminate Unpleasant Financial Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AdobeStock_20601972-1024x705.jpeg\" alt=\"Dental team member answering the phone\" class=\"wp-image-132\" width=\"335\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AdobeStock_20601972-1024x705.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AdobeStock_20601972-300x206.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/AdobeStock_20601972-768x529.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As many dentists are already well aware, people don\u2019t like\ngoing to the dental office. When asked why, people give a whole range of\nreasons, including lack of time, fear of dentists, and dental sensitivity making\nappointments painful. One reason stands head and shoulder above every other given\nby patients for avoiding their dentist \u2013 money. More patients skip dental\nappointments due to cost than any other reason. When you ask a patient to trust\nyou with a treatment that isn\u2019t going to be covered by their dental insurance,\nlike sleep dentistry, it\u2019s essential to do your best to remove any potential\nfinancial surprises for your patients by understanding medical insurance\nbenefits and maximizing this coverage. For many dentists, working with a third party\nbilling agency is the ideal solution to ensure the dental office gets payment\nfor their provided services, and patients get the treatment they need at a\nprice that fits their budgets. Keep reading to learn a little more about how a\ngood third party billing agency can help your dental office offer affordable\nsleep dentistry services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Party Billing Helps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your dental office team already has a lot of tasks to do\noutside of helping patients. Scheduling, processing dental insurance claims, and\nkeeping up with billing and payments. When you add sleep dentistry into your\ndental office, this may mean your team members are stuck spending even more\ntime dealing with insurance and billing. A third party billing agency can offer\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/our-services.html\">billing services<\/a>\nthat help you by taking any or all of the following tasks off of your plate: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Verification<\/li><li>Preauthorization <\/li><li>Predetermination<\/li><li>Electronic claims<\/li><li>Negotiations &amp; appeals<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Your Dental Office Team Should Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if you partner with a third party agency to handle\nbilling, it\u2019s still essential that you and your team members understand the\nbasics and can explain the process to your patients, so they\u2019re never surprised\nby extra fees. A good third party biller will handle the tasks for your team,\nbut a great third party biller will also take the time to train your dental\noffice team. This ensures that your team members have the ability to help\npatients with their insurance questions, offer accurate estimates for out of\npocket prices, and ensure optimal customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the Brady Billing Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Brady Billing, we offer a full range of billing services\nfor dentists who offer sleep dentistry services. Because we work exclusively in\nthis area, we are truly the experts. Unlike other billing agencies, we are not\nan all or nothing service provider. We offer customized plans to suit your\ndental office needs, and we always take the time to educate dentistry teams\nabout medical insurance and billing for dental sleep medicine. Are you ready to\npartner with us? Give our team a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bradybilling.com\/contact-us.html\">call<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many dentists are already well aware, people don\u2019t like going to the dental office. When asked why, people give a whole range of reasons, including lack of time, fear of dentists, and dental sensitivity making appointments painful. 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