Reviewing Your Company’s Trends in QuickBooks
One easy way to get a one-page review of your company’s income and expense trends is to pull up a Profit and Loss report and modify the report so that it gives… Continue On +
Billing for “Difficult” Dental Cleanings
One of the most common challenges with past-due dental patients is the expectation that everything can be accomplished with one visit. Necessary x-rays, the exam, and the cleaning all in one hour… Continue On +
Do Not Start a Budget
Instead of starting a budget, you should start a money management system. Seriously. The word budget sounds like a bad word. It makes people think of restriction, constraints, and rules. A money… Continue On +
Your Cash World, Our Tax World
For some doctors it feels like they are on a different planet as their accountant and advisor. One of the reasons for this feeling is because the business owner lives in the… Continue On +
One Way to Save on Staff’s Health Insurance Coverage
There has been much debate during the last few years about the recent healthcare reform known as The Affordable Care Act. Politicians and pundits from both sides of the aisle have poked… Continue On +
Giving OHP a Second Look
It is common for dentists and their teams to not want to accept patients from the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). But is that the best course of action, especially since there are… Continue On +
Strategic Hiring
When you need to fill a position on your team, do you hire people who share your personality? The common tendency is for a dentist and/or the team member in charge of… Continue On +
Stay Out of Trouble with Discounts and Credits
One of the fundamental concepts about dental insurance billing is often missed by practices, and even though the oversights are typically innocent in nature, the consequences can be significant. The fundamental concept… Continue On +
Overcoming Real Adversity
Have you ever wondered how well you would stand up to real adversity? I mean the real stuff. Imagine, for example, that you survived a plane crash, and you are now in… Continue On +
Making the Most of CAD/CAM Technology
If Santa brought your dental practice a CEREC or an ED4, it’s important to keep several things in mind. Your front office team will most likely have questions about how to bill… Continue On +
Helpful Tips from the Highly Productive
Someone once said, “Nothing makes a person more productive than the last minute.” But what if you want to avoid the stress of the last minute and consistently utilize better habits. This… Continue On +
Outsourcing Your Payroll: One of the Keys to Happiness
As a business owner, one of the keys to your happiness is to outsource whenever you can. Outsourcing your payroll will save you money, headaches and time. Payroll limits and rules are… Continue On +