Dental Insurance – Make It Work for YOU including ICD-10-Medical Coding-Dr. Kartagener

Location: Mt. Laurel, NJ                         AGD Code #554

Dental Insurance – Make It Work for YOU including ICD-10-Medical Coding
Careful and accurate management of insurance claims is one of the most important services you can offer patients today. Timely submission, precision coding, and excellent communication with patients and third parties can impact the success of your practice. Staff responsible for the management of insurance claims and coding will benefit by attending this workshop to sharpen their skills and learn new ways to improve delivery of service to your patients

Learning Objectives:
• To acquaint the dentist and his/her staff with the intricacies, nuances and pitfalls when filing dental insurance claim forms.
• A reverse perspective of what the insurance carrier expects from your office when you file an insurance claim form for either predetermination or payment.
• Included will be parameters for procedure acceptance, compliance and record keeping, the appeal process and triggers for office audits and fraud reviews.
• Understand the basic structure of AMA ICD-10 Medical Coding and recognize appropriate indications for submitting to Medical Billing.
• Understand differences between types of dental insurance to increase effective patient communication.
• Properly apply American Dental Association 2016 CDT codes for more accurate coding submissions.
• Communicate with third parties to handle controversial coding issues.

Course Description:
Introduction & Overview
1. The Insurance Process (Time Frame)- Dentist—-Insurance carrier—-Dentist
2. Reducing Turnaround Time-Who’s in Charge?
3. Eliminating Errors- Insurance form- Previous Dental History- Dentist Section
4. Documentation
5. Narratives-Importance and Examples
6. Reasons for rejections: WHEN IN DOUBT SUBMIT A NARRATIVE!!!!!!!!
7. Appeals Process
8. Compliance (importance)-Record Keeping
9. Office Audits-Triggers
10. Fraud Reviews-Triggers
11. Recap & Summary
12. Questions & Answers
13. Information on How & When to use ICD-10 Medical Coding-Which was implemented on Oct. 1, 2015

This subject matter has been approved by the: New Jersey State Board of Dentistry for: 3 hours of CE credit. Approval # 14-145

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Time: 9am to 12 noon

3 CEU credits

Tuition: $85.00

Location: Courtyard-Mt. Laurel, 1000 Century Pkwy, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

Directions: [Easy-Off location]

1. NJ Turnpike Exit #4
2. Take Route 73-North
3. Turn left onto Fellowship Rd
4. Quickly get into the LEFT lane of Fellowship road
5. Turn left onto Century Parkway
6. Courtyard-Marriott Hotel is immediately on the left—Directly across from the Red Roof Inn hotel

Instructor: Dr. Jay Kartagener
Dr. Jay Kartagener is Senior Dental Insurance Advisor for Dental Practice Insurance Solutions and was previously a dental consultant for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of NJ.
New Jersey College of Dentistry D.M.D. Jersey City, N.J. 1966-1970
Middlesex General Hospital Residency, New Brunswick, N.J 1970-1971
Employment: *Senior Dental Insurance Adviser-Dental Practice Insurance Solutions 2014-pesent
*Dental Consultant- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Dental of N.J. Newark, N.J. 2010-2013
*General Dentist & Managing Partner – Kartagener & Kosofsky Edison, N.J.1971-2008
Career History & Accomplishments:
•Dental Advisor & Member Executive Committee for the State of N.J -U.S. Healthcare Insurance Company 1987-1997
•Attending Dentist- Dental Clinic-JFK Medical Center Edison, N.J. 1972-2008
•Clinical Dental Instructor-Dental Hygiene Department Middlesex County College- Edison, N.J. 2010-2013
•Lifetime Member ADA, NJDA & Middlesex County Dental Society 1970-present