Have You Considered Being In-Network?
Reaching an in-network status could be beneficial for dental practices both big and small, new or established. This lets you attract new patients, helping you grow. This is especially helpful as many offices have been forced to limit treatment options and numbers of patients treated due to the pandemic. In today’s blog, your PPO Experts talk about why you should consider being in-network.
The Benefits of Being In-Network
When you reach the in-network status with a PPO insurance company, or several of them, this means that patients carrying these plans save money on their treatments. This gives you an edge when people need to choose between other practices in your community. This status also means the companies themselves could refer people to your office. Once you reach this status, you can add that you accept these plans on your website and mention it on your social media too, spreading the word and attract new patients. As restrictions relax, you can see an influx of new patients as a result!
Getting There With Credentialing
But how do you become in-network? Well, you have to first enroll with the companies you want to reach this status with, and then you have to complete the credentialing process with each one. Being credentialed means you finish an application form. The form itself takes 40 hours to complete, and a single wrong answer or missed question means starting over as the document cannot be amended. Starting the process also means you must finish it. Many dental practices who take this process on alone find themselves overwhelmed at trying to finish it, especially if they’re balancing multiple forms from different companies.
Help From Our Team
We want to discourage any dental practices from becoming credentialed, but we do want them to know that handling the entire process alone could strain the time and energy of your team members, when that time and energy is better spent on your patients and the day-to-day operations of your dental practice. Instead, why not work with a team of experts? We can handle multiple forms and will finish them all right the first time, helping you reach this status without placing inordinate pressure on your team members. Now is a great time to start this process, as 2021 is quickly coming to a close, and many offices are looking for big changes to make before the end of the year. Working together, we can help you start 20202 on the road toward new success!
We’re Ready to Help You Today
If you would like to learn more about what we discussed in our latest blog, then reach out to our team today! We would love to hear from you. We want to help your dental practice continue to grow and thrive in 2022, attracting new patients.
