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Dr. Kenneth B. Chance, Sr. The Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine recently appointed Dr. Kenneth B. Chance, Sr., as its dean. Chance is a 1979 alumnus of the CWRU School of Dental Medicine and had been a member of the CWRU Board of Trustees since 2005, according to a news release from CWRU. “I am ... [continue reading]

Editor’s Note: This article is the fourth in a series about marketing. To see the first article click here, to see the second article click here and to see the third article click here. You can have a great campaign and then undermine all of your efforts by choosing the wrong medium for execution. To understand how and where to place your ... [continue reading]

RAC stands for Recovery Audit Contractor and is a little-known provision in the Affordable Care Act that requires states to perform audits of its Medicaid providers. The intent is to weed out fraud and inappropriate billing for services, even with no malicious or fraudulent intent, and return that money to the state and federal government. ... [continue reading]

This column is the third in a series of columns related to the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission case. Last August, I wrote a column regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s decision upholding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) order finding that the North Carolina State ... [continue reading]

Have you searched for yourself on the Internet lately? There are dozens of sites devoted to reviewing and rating health care providers and most likely, one of these sites will be a top result to appear in your search. A recent study approved by the University of Michigan Medical School and published in the Journal of the American Medical ... [continue reading]

Patients fortunate enough to be covered by multiple plans typically benefit by having a lesser out-of-pocket expense. Their multiple coverages, however, present administrative issues for the dental office. Under the traditional form of coordination of benefits (COB), a patient can receive up to 100 percent reimbursement of their expenses from a ... [continue reading]

I recently noticed a report on a tech blog where the author wrote about a time in the very near future when most restaurants will have a tablet computer on the table. This will allow you to peruse the menu and options, letting you order and pay without ever speaking to a waiter. Amazon.com began with books, but has revolutionized the electronic ... [continue reading]

I recently took my wife, Pamela, for a night out at Flemings. For those of you who are not familiar with Flemings, it is an upscale steakhouse located in Fairlawn on the west side of Akron. We were not celebrating anything in particular, just enjoying a date night. Flemings is 31 miles from my front door, a short 44 minute drive according to ... [continue reading]

Gov. John Kasich recently signed into law two pieces of legislation concerning prescription drugs that may affect Ohio dentists. A new law will require prescribers who prescribe or personally furnish opioid analgesics or benzodiazepines to register for the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS) database as a condition of licensure ... [continue reading]

The Bureau of Workers' Compensation is changing the way it bills for employer premiums for the 2016 rate year. Starting July 1, 2014, the agency will begin billing for employer premiums in advance of coverage instead of after the fact in order to align the BWC with standard industry billing practices. According to the BWC, the transition won’t ... [continue reading]