Notification for Missing Eligibility Pro Connection

Released 4/16/25 On the Insurance Eligibility page, if you attempt to manually request enhanced data for an eligibility verification by clicking a Pro link, but a connection to that payer has not been set up in the Payer Connection Portal, a message now appears. Note: This message appears not only if a connection does not … Read more

Enhancements for Auto-posting of ERA Payments

Released 4/2/25 Updated auto-post logic To help reduce the number of manual postings of ERA payments, enhancements have been made to the logic for the automatic posting of ERA payments, and Dentrix Ascend now provides additional indicators and messages to let you know if manual entry is required. (1) Auto-post/quick-post according to the following criteria: … Read more

Display On-demand Eligibility Options (Essentials/Pro) Based on Payer Support

Released 4/9/25 Now, Dentrix Ascend allows you to quickly and easily know if a payer supports Eligibility Essentials, Eligibility Pro, or both. When you are manually verifying insurance coverage and requesting on-demand eligibility statuses on the Insurance Eligibility page (Schedule > Insurance Eligibility), notice the following: Note: If a payer does not support automated eligibility … Read more

Imaging 118

Released 4/30/25 Important Note: Some of the new features and enhancements will require an updated acquisition agent. For instructions on checking for updates, refer to the “Updating the acquisition agent” Help topic. Hiding “Check For Updates” for Acquisition Agent You can now hide the option that allows a user to check for updates for the … Read more

Search for Openings Improvements (Phase 3)

Released 4/2/25 When you perform a manual search, you can now choose to search by operatory availability only. Before, you had to search by operatory and provider availability. This change in functionality allows you to double-book a provider when you are viewing the results of a manual search for openings. Also, the Date filter is … Read more

Additional Referral Information

Released 4/2/25 Additional contact information now appears for a non-patient referral source (“Professional”, “Marketing”, or “Other”) that is attached to a patient’s record under Referred By on the Referrals tab of the Patient Information page. Previously, only the physical address would appear, but now, in addition to the physical address, the email address and up … Read more