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How to Compete with Insurance Practices as Fee For Service
How to Compete with Insurance Practices as Fee For Service Most dental practices are currently being suffocated by a velvet pillow. That pillow is called a PPO contract. 💸 In most practices we see, the owner is working harder than ever, yet the bank account looks like a leaky bucket. You’re doing the same procedures, […]
Strategic Shifts: How to Grow Production in a Fee for Service Dental Office
Strategic Shifts: How to Grow Production in a Fee for Service Dental Office In most practices we see, the doctor is running on a hamster wheel designed by a billion-dollar insurance empire. You’re working harder, skipping lunch, and seeing more patients, but your bank account looks like it’s on a permanent diet. If you are […]
How to Calculate the Impact of Going Fee for Service in Your Practice
How to Calculate the Impact of Going Fee for Service in Your Practice If you have ever wondered how to calculate the impact of going fee for service, you’re in the right place, but buckle up—it’s going to be a bumpy ride for your status quo. Most dental practices are currently being suffocated by PPO […]
How to Build Recurring Revenue in a Fee for Service Dental Practice
How to Build Recurring Revenue in a Fee for Service Dental Practice How to Build Recurring Revenue in a Fee for Service Dental Practice If you want to stabilize your cash flow and increase patient loyalty, learning how to build recurring revenue in a fee for service dental practice is the most critical business shift […]
How Long It Takes to Become Fee for Service in Dentistry: The Brutal Truth
How Long It Takes to Become Fee for Service in Dentistry: The Brutal Truth Most dental practices are currently being choked to death by the “Evil Empire” of PPOs. You’re working your guts out, running from op to op like a headless chicken, only to look at your day sheet and see 40% to 50% […]
How to Create a Membership Plan in a Fee for Service Practice
How to Create a Membership Plan in a Fee for Service Practice How to Create a Membership Plan in a Fee for Service Practice Are you tired of working like a rented mule for insurance companies that haven’t raised their reimbursement rates since 1998? In most practices we see, the owner is literally suffocating under […]
Unlock Growth: How to Transition to Fee for Service Without Losing Patients
How to Transition to Fee for Service Without Losing Patients Most dental practices are currently in a toxic relationship with an insurance “empire” that they can’t seem to quit. If you are wondering how to transition to fee for service without losing patients, you are likely tired of PPO insurance companies dictating your fees and […]
How to Increase Case Acceptance in a Fee for Service Model
How to Increase Case Acceptance in a Fee for Service Model In most practices we see, the move to Fee-For-Service (FFS) feels like a victory lap until the first Tuesday morning when the schedule looks like a ghost town. You’ve shed the PPO “Evil Empire,” but now you’re staring at a $5,000 treatment plan and […]
Boost Practice Collections: How to Improve Collections in a Fee for Service Practice
How to Improve Collections in a Fee for Service Practice without Pulling Teeth Let’s be real: Most dental practices are running a “charity” they didn’t sign up for. You’ve got a mountain of Accounts Receivable (AR) that looks like a graveyard of forgotten promises. 🪦 In most practices we see, the doctor is checking the […]
How to Retain Patients in a Fee For Service Practice: The Secret to High-Value Dental Growth
How to Retain Patients in a Fee For Service Practice: The Secret to High-Value Dental Growth Let’s be real: In most practices we see, the “Fee For Service” (FFS) dream is often a nightmare in disguise. You escaped the PPO shackles, sure, but now you’re staring at an empty schedule because Mrs. Jones thinks your […]
Unlock Growth: How to Market a Fee for Service Dental Practice
How to Market a Fee for Service Dental Practice and Break Free from Insurance Most dentists are running a charity for billion-dollar insurance companies without even realizing it. Learning how to market a fee for service dental practice is the first step toward reclaiming your clinical autonomy. They spend forty hours a week staring into […]
How to Convert Insurance Patients to Fee for Service Without Losing Your Mind
How to Convert Insurance Patients to Fee for Service Without Losing Your Mind Most dental practices are currently being suffocated by an invisible predator. It’s not the economy, and it’s not the corporate DSO down the street. It’s the “PPO Tax” you pay every single time you pick up a handpiece. If you want to […]