Dear DrBicuspid Member,
A New Jersey oral surgeon has been linked to 15 cases of bacterial endocarditis, a heart infection, including one patient who subsequently died. While an investigation by state health officials found "breaches of infection prevention practices" at the office where patients had received IV sedation, the doctor was not suspended or penalized by the state dental board. Read Features Editor Donna Domino's article here.
When it comes to submitting dental claims, it's easy to make simple mistakes. Coding experts Dr. Charles Blair and Glenda Hood share five tips for clean claims in part two of their series on diagnostic coding. Read Assistant Editor Theresa Pablos' article here.
Does your practice have an information technology managed service agreement? If so, does it cover your practice's HIPAA compliance? In the first of a two-part series, Jeff Broudy, CEO of a HIPAA compliance firm, discusses five HIPAA requirements that are not often covered by your agreement. Read his column here.
To you, it's clear that it's time to hire an associate. You can't keep up with your schedule, and you're constantly stressed out. But, as practice management consultant Sally McKenzie writes, ask yourself three questions first to make sure you really do need an associate. Read her column here.
This week we debuted data from our DrBicuspid-Snapshot tool. It's a quick way for members to get an approximation of their practice's worth. It's interesting to see in which region practices have the most value and if there is a correlation between practice size and valuation. You can try out our tool here.
