Are You Dental Patients Protected Online?
Beyond providing dental care procedures, dentists are tasked with gathering and storing sensitive patient information. This data generally falls into two categories: financial information and medical records. The safe storage of patient medical records is regulated by The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)...
Is Your Medical Practice HIPAA-Compliant?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed in 1996. The act sets standards for how sensitive patient data should be stored and protected. Any company that deals with protected health information (PHI) is required to have certain security measures in place to...
What Is On the Patient-Payment Horizon?
If history is any lesson, the adoption of new technologies occurs in dramatic spurts as much as it does in a smooth linear fashion. Barely 8,000 motor vehicles were registered in 1900. By 1915, that number topped 2 million. The internet, propelled by advances in...
Say Goodbye to Missing Dental Payments
Does your dental practice have difficulty giving patients accurate updates on their balance? Many dental offices regularly experience inconsistencies between their records and what patients believe their balance to be. If you are relying on snail mail to deliver bills and staff to manually track...
Improve Billing Efficiency with StrongBox eSolutions
Collecting reimbursements for medical treatments can be a frustrating experience, especially for small medical practices with limited staff. Low reimbursements cut profits and dampen growth. An astonishing $125 billion is lost each year by medical practices due to underpaid or unpaid claims. If your medical practice is...
Prepare for Expanding Your Dental Practice with StrongBox
Expanding your current dental practice or opening a second office can be an exciting experience. If your current patient base is outgrowing the resources your clinic can provide, there are many factors to consider before investing in expansion. Expansion requires a considerable investment in time...
Convert Uninsured Patients into Paying Customers with StrongBox
The benefits of dental insurance are clear. According to the National Association of Dental Plans, preventive dental treatments can lower medical costs by 31 to 67 percent. Despite the advantages, a growing number of uninsured patients are forgoing dental insurance. This can place a financial...
Strong Box eSolutions Introduces StrongBox Mobile
A significant portion of patients seek convenient mobile payment and financing options yet many healthcare clinics, hospitals, and private practices do not take this aspect of Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) seriously. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing innovative online solutions for medical and...
Are You Delivering Revenue Integrity To Your Patients?
Medical and dental businesses are facing two seemingly conflicting realities. While high-deductible health plans and lower Medicare reimbursement rates are compelling many healthcare businesses to do more with less, many of the technological tools that can alleviate these financial pressures are being underutilized. When companies...
Boost Case Acceptance with Membership Plans and Improved Patient Communication
As a dentist, your advice is made with your patients’ oral health in mind. Unfortunately, the average case acceptance of dentists is only 23 percent. This means that, if you are like most dental practices, two-thirds of your patients are leaving your clinic without scheduling...