Free for All
There is little doubt that a well-designed financial policy is critical for dental offices to avoid problems down the road. However, in my experience, not enough offices have the resources of consultants to help them create a good policy. CareCredit has decided to do something about this by offering a free, customized financial policy for their clients. It uses systems from some of the best practice management gurus out there. Here's the press release:
COSTA MESA, CA., NOVEMBER 2008 — CareCredit, North America’s leading patient payment program, is making available to enrolled practices a FREE Customized Financial Policy which incorporates the best techniques from leading practice management consultants.
In today’s challenging economy, an effective financial policy is critical to success and can benefit the practice and patients. Practices can more clearly communicate the patient’s financial responsibilities and payment options, helping more patients get the dentistry they want and need by eliminating “fear of cost,” confusion and miscommunication. CareCredit tapped into a comprehensive network of practice management consultants and compiled the best techniques to develop the Financial Policy – a FREE value-added service for practices that offer the program. Dentists and their teams can go online to www.carecredit.com/FinancialPolicy, answer a short questionnaire about their insurance and payment option preferences and instantly download and print two documents customized to their practice: the Written Financial Policy and the Patient Payment Agreement. “One of the most critical dialogues that happens between patients and the dental team revolves around fees, financial responsibilities and payment options,” said David Fasoli, president. “Consultants agree that when a practice has a written Financial Policy, this discussion is easier. And now, dental teams can create a Financial Policy based on proven techniques using our online tool.”
For 21 years, CareCredit has been making it easy for patients to get the dentistry they need. Today, CareCredit is at work in more than 110,000 practices in North America and is used by over 7 million patients. CareCredit is exclusively selected for their members by most state and national dental associations, including ADA Member AdvantageSM, AGD, AAOMS, and AAP. For more information call CareCredit at 1-800-300-3046 ext. 4519 (if new to CareCredit) or 1-800-859-9975 (if already enrolled) or visit www.carecredit.com.
COSTA MESA, CA., NOVEMBER 2008 — CareCredit, North America’s leading patient payment program, is making available to enrolled practices a FREE Customized Financial Policy which incorporates the best techniques from leading practice management consultants.
In today’s challenging economy, an effective financial policy is critical to success and can benefit the practice and patients. Practices can more clearly communicate the patient’s financial responsibilities and payment options, helping more patients get the dentistry they want and need by eliminating “fear of cost,” confusion and miscommunication. CareCredit tapped into a comprehensive network of practice management consultants and compiled the best techniques to develop the Financial Policy – a FREE value-added service for practices that offer the program. Dentists and their teams can go online to www.carecredit.com/FinancialPolicy, answer a short questionnaire about their insurance and payment option preferences and instantly download and print two documents customized to their practice: the Written Financial Policy and the Patient Payment Agreement. “One of the most critical dialogues that happens between patients and the dental team revolves around fees, financial responsibilities and payment options,” said David Fasoli, president. “Consultants agree that when a practice has a written Financial Policy, this discussion is easier. And now, dental teams can create a Financial Policy based on proven techniques using our online tool.”
For 21 years, CareCredit has been making it easy for patients to get the dentistry they need. Today, CareCredit is at work in more than 110,000 practices in North America and is used by over 7 million patients. CareCredit is exclusively selected for their members by most state and national dental associations, including ADA Member AdvantageSM, AGD, AAOMS, and AAP. For more information call CareCredit at 1-800-300-3046 ext. 4519 (if new to CareCredit) or 1-800-859-9975 (if already enrolled) or visit www.carecredit.com.
posted by Dr. Lorne Lavine @ 6:30:00 PM
1 Comments:
At 7:31 AM,
Will I said…
Hi Dr, just read your post on the CareCredit and wanted to speak from a patient perspective. You are so right about the importance of the conversation. One thing that I've experienced as a patient, is HOW different that looks from office to office. It meant the difference between choosing to stay with one dentist or another. For example... I unfortunately needed a lot of work done, and the dentist clerk advised me that I better start saving, and have I put away money for this?
Absolutely showing zero compassion for what I was going through pain wise at the time.
On the other hand, I applauded my current dentist team for making the conversation much more comfortable and tactful. She advised me of an estimated quote and said, "let me look at your insurance so at least we can figure out where you stand. Meanwhile, there is a carecredit option to look into, and that might be helpful for you. I understand how hard it is to pay so much money at once for dental work. So consider it, while I check into your insurance coverage and we can circle back around to how best to move forward with a plan your comfortable with."
9 months later, CareCredit has helped me to the tune of 10,000 and my dentist is phenomonal.
I was so grateful not only for his expertise and care, but the way they handled that sensitive financial issue made a huge difference. So much so, I've become an ambassador online for him. You can read my review of the best dentist Gaithersburg has to offer here. http://www.dentist-gaithersburg.com
Thanks for your post,
Will
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