ORAL HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT：口腔卫生能力建设项目.ppt

Overview of the Oral Health Capacity Building Project General Observations about Safety Net Dental Clinics from the OHCB Project Key Elements to Sustainability Key Elements for Sustainability What do I mean by Expected Collections? Expected collections are gross charges minus all write-offs Expected collections depend on payer mix, sliding fee schedule, minimum fees, etc. For Example Gross charges for 10 procedures, each at $100 on the fee scale = $1000 If each of the 10 patients is self-pay at 50% on the sliding scale the expected collections are only $500 Expected collections provide a more realistic basis for budgetary planning Measure and Evaluate Productivity Set Appropriate Fees Set Appropriate Fees Annual ADA Fee Survey, /ecustomer_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=StartSWEHo= or The National Dental Advisory Service Comprehensive Fee Report for 2009 will be available in December. Go to . Based on CDT 2009-2010 Codes and Nomenclature Allows You to Compare Your Fees with NDAS 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th, 80th, 90th and 95th Percentile Fees, with Geographic Multipliers for all U.S. 3-digit Zip Code Prefixes. Front Desk IssuesThe Problems_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Patient Registration for new patients can take up to a half hour, and benefits updating at each appointment often takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete Unless the patient comes in early to complete the paperwork, this time eats into the clinical appointment Patients checking in for their appointments compete for the receptionist(s)’ time with those checking out after the completion of their appointment Front Desk IssuesSolutions_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Have patients come in 15 to 30 minutes prior to the start of the clinical appointment Have patients pre-register prior to scheduling the initial appointment Have different people chec