With a previous release of Dentrix Ascend, tooth numbers started being automatically assigned to procedures for periapical (PA) images to help prevent the rejection of claims with PA procedures by some payers that required tooth numbers. However, some payers reject claims with PA procedures that include tooth numbers, so you might have had to start … Read more
Important Note: Some of the new features and enhancements may require an updated acquisition agent. For instructions on checking for updates, refer to the “Updating the acquisition agent” Help topic.
Tracking your patients’ insurance information can be time consuming. You must verify that your patients’ insurance plans are active and ensure that payment estimates are accurate. This may require your office staff to visit multiple insurance websites daily. Verifying a patient’s insurance eligibility and understanding a patient’s insurance plan benefits are key to ensuring that … Read more
As in a previous release (see the release notes for “Flagging and Identifying Ortho Patients”), you can flag a patient as an orthodontia patient. With this release, there are new visual indicators that allow you to easily identify an orthodontia patient. These visual indicators are located in the following areas of Dentrix Ascend:
Prior to this update, the only way to schedule appointments across locations in Dentrix Ascend was by switching locations. Now, you can schedule an appointment in various locations without having to switch locations. This new multi-location scheduling functionality can help you boost scheduling efficiency and find openings for patients at other locations throughout your organization. … Read more
In a claim’s Claim Detail dialog box (see the Help topic “Changing claim details” for more information), the Claim Info tab now includes an address for the Place of Service. The address fields are populated automatically with the address where the services were rendered (the location associated with the procedures on the claim). Note: A … Read more
You can now flag the patient record of someone who is currently undergoing orthodontic treatment. Also, there are new visual indicators that allow you to easily identify an orthodontia patient. New security right: To flag an orthodontia patient 1. When you are creating or updating a patient’s record, on the Basic Info tab of the … Read more
With this release, you can now quickly update an insurance plan’s payment table while you are entering an insurance payment. You can now easily save payment information from an explanation of benefits (EOB) without having to leave the patient’s ledger and edit the insurance plan’s payment table. New Security Right To update a payment table … Read more
Provider A/R Detail Report The Provider A/R Detail Report (a new Power Reporting report) is similar to the existing Provider A/R Totals Report (an existing standard report; go to Home > Provider A/R Totals), and you may benefit from comparing the totals on these two reports. The new report displays each provider’s production and collections … Read more
With this release, where you access treatment consent messages for patient forms is different. Previously, you would go to Settings > Patient Forms to access the Tx Consent Messages. Now, you go to Settings > Treatment Plan Settings. On the new Treatment Consent Messages page, the options for working with your treatment consent messages are … Read more