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The Ohio Dental Association has received an inordinate number of complaints from dentists across the state over the past several months about numerous issues related to the Ohio Medicaid program. The calls have largely involved the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services’ (ODJFS) August 2, 2011 implementation of its new computer system, ... [continue reading]

Dental offices in Ohio and across the country are reporting the receipt of suspicious faxed invoices directed towards the office manager or “Dental Administrator” seeking payment for “2012-2013 Membership Dues” payable to the “ADA Association” in Brockton, Massachusetts. Please be aware that invoices meeting ... [continue reading]

Each year, the Ohio Dental Association honors those who have offered distinguished service to dentistry, and members and local dental societies are encouraged to nominate those they know who have made extraordinary efforts to improve their profession and their world. The ODA Awards of Excellence recognize men and women who give of their time, ... [continue reading]

A new resource, Electronic Health Records-A Primer, has been posted in the Dental Practice Hub on ADA.org. The primer’s purpose is to familiarize dentists with how the movement to Electronic Health Records (EHR) has been fostered nationally through historic, legislative and regulatory perspectives; to provide information on EHR basics; to ... [continue reading]

You can only change information in a PA that is in a “pending review" status. To determine if the PA is in pending status, select the specific PA and open it. If there are no external texts from a reviewer you may amend this PA (this means the reviewer has not opened or began working the PA). If there are comments from a reviewer asking for ... [continue reading]

On the month the recipient receives a Medicaid card because they have met their “spend down”, schedule an appointment. Immediately, submit a prior authorization (PA) via the MITS Web Portal for the services you are requesting. When submitting a PA through MITS you must upload an attachment, even if it is just a document that says ... [continue reading]

Members of the ODA Workers Comp Group Rating Programs may have recently received letters stating that because of a change in ownership within the Frank Gates Service Company that the stability and reliability of their Workers Comp Group Rating plan is somehow endangered. This is not true. Nothing but who owns them is changing. The Frank Gates ... [continue reading]

According to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) guidelines, providers submitting claims for the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services for Medicare beneficiaries must be accredited by Jan. 1, 2012, to be reimbursed for the claim if the service is performed on or after that date. CMS has approved three ... [continue reading]

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services experienced an error while processing Medicaid provider payments scheduled for December 8, 2011. Affected providers should have been contacted by an automated telephone call. Payment was expected to be processed Monday, December 12, 2011. If you have any questions, please call the IVR toll-free number ... [continue reading]

A new rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) could require many employers, including some dental offices, to begin posting new labor law posters. The posters are designed to inform employees of their rights and the obligations of employers and union officials under the National Labor Relations Act. The poster requirement was ... [continue reading]