Buyers don’t just buy your patients. They buy your contracts. Valuation Starts With What You Collect When a buyer or lender values a dental practice, they look closely at cash flow. Production is important, but collections are what pay the loan, the staff, and the new owner. That puts your PPO contracts at the center […]
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How to Choose a Dental PPO Consultant: 8 Questions to Ask Before You Sign
Every PPO consultant promises fee increases. The difference is how they get them, and what they leave behind. Hiring someone to negotiate your insurance contracts is a decision that shapes your revenue for years. Before you sign, ask these eight questions. 1. How are you paid? Flat-fee models have to protect their margin, which pushes […]
Read MoreIs Your UCR Fee Schedule Undercutting Your Own PPO Contracts?
You negotiated the fee increase. Your own fee schedule may be quietly cancelling it. The Rule Most Practices Forget Dental claims are paid at the lesser of your UCR fee or your contracted fee. Always. If you negotiate a $1,150 contracted fee on a crown but your office fee for that crown is $1,100, the […]
Read MoreCredentialing Timeline Mistakes That Cost You Revenue
Credentialing isn’t paperwork. It’s revenue protection — and the timeline mistakes cost more than most dentists realize. Credentialing is one of the least exciting parts of dental practice operations. It’s also one of the most expensive areas to get wrong. A single timeline mistake can mean weeks of patients seen at out-of-network rates, claims paid […]
Read MoreDental Associate Credentialing: What Most Offices Miss
Hiring a new dental associate is exciting. It means growth. It means expanded production. It means shorter wait times and more patients served. But there’s one administrative detail that quietly determines whether that growth turns into revenue — or chaos: Dental associate credentialing. Most practices underestimate the impact of credentialing delays. They assume that if […]
Read MoreCase Study: Billing Fixes That Recovered $120K in PPO Revenue
The Practice Didn’t Have a PPO Fee Problem — It Had a Billing Problem** When this multi-provider general dental practice reached out for help, the owner believed their PPO contracts were the issue. Production was strong. The schedule was full. New patients were steady. But collections lagged far behind expectations. Initial assumption: “Our PPOs just […]
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