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Four Keys to Successful Dental Scheduling In order to have effective, productive, and smooth-running dental scheduling, the dental office assistant needs to have a basic knowledge of dental terminology and procedures. Clear communication between the office assistant, dentist, staff, and patient is critical. Time must be allotted for proper infection control as well as consideration…
Four Types of Diagnostic Codes and How to Transcribe Them What It Is This discussion is regarding ICD-10 codes taken from the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, a medical classification list by the World Health Organization. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes are found on patient paperwork,…
Administrative Law and the Paralegal’s Role During the time of the pandemic, we have become familiar with our federal health agencies, the Food and Drug Administrative (FDA), and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). When we take off our shoes at airports, we are adhering to rules issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). These…
Understanding Dictation as a Medical Transcriptionist What to Keep in Mind with ESL dictators: English as a second language (ESL) physicians or dictators with their foreign accents can be a challenge to medical transcriptionist/healthcare documentation specialists (MTs/HDSs) as well as other medical language experts. Keep in mind, however, that the ESL physician or dictator often…
Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus by: Laura Switkowski, Veterinary Adjunct Faculty What is Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus? Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus, otherwise known as GDV, is a condition that can happen in dogs that is life threatening. This condition occurs when the dogs stomach twists over upon itself, leading to the stomach to become overstretched and rotated by excessive gas. When…
How Child Care Facilities Have Been Impacted by Covid-19 Written by Kerry Regan—Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (Adjunct Professor for Blackstone Career Institute’s Child Care Provider Course) Growth In Child Care Provider Facilities Child care is a growing industry in the United States and the COVID-19 pandemic is opening up more and more people’s eyes…
Four Steps to Avoid Making ICD10CM Mistakes Written by Kara Silvers, CPC, CPC-I Medical codes are used for reimbursement, research, tracking public health, and directing treatment of individual patients. Most billers and coders are more familiar with the codes in the area of reimbursement. They make sure the codes match the diagnoses and procedures…
Xerostomia (Dry Mouth) – Causes and Treatments Written by: Colette Jesikiewicz CDPMA, FADAA What Is It? Dry mouth (xerostomia) is a condition caused by the reduction of saliva production. This condition does have dental implications. The goal of the dental team is to relieve discomfort and to prevent dental complications. Saliva is produced by three…
Dental Insurance Claims: 3 Ways to Stay Out of Jail Clinical Notes and Your Role in Insurance Claim Processing Written by Colette Jesikiewicz CDPMA, FADAA Dental Office Assistant Duties As a Dental Office Assistant one of your duties might include processing dental insurance claims and predeterminations. As you are completing this task, you need to…
Avoid Common ICD-10-CM Coding Mistakes As we begin to discuss the transition to ICD-11-CM, let us not forget that we are still utilizing the ICD-10-CM coding manual and all that entails. We need to be sure that we understand how to determine the necessary codes and how to be sure that if there is more…
