Rose Nierman and Dental Writer™ and CrossCode™ have been leading the way in medical reimbursement for the last 20 years. She has had tremendous success in the areas of TMD, Sleep Apnea Dentistry and implants. She has recently completed her perio module. It is her opinion that at this time there is now a significant and growing chance for medical reimbursement for perio.

While some practices will want to jump in right away with both feet, some will want to take it one step at a time.

An “ultimate” or complete package is available for practices wishing to utilize Nierman’s DentalWriter™ Diagnostic Report software for patient SOAP reports showing Subjective complaints, Objective exam findings, Assessment and Plan. Besides showing medical necessity, these reports can be utilized for patient education and perio case acceptance (a drag and drop oral systemic graphic is included with the Report Writer), physician communications (mailing or faxing reports to the patients physicians gets the word out about the oral systemic connection and can lead to physician referrals.

For those who wish to take it one step at a time:

Step one is to gain an understanding of the process, and the best place to start is Rose Nierman’s manual “Successful Medical Insurance in Dentistry” which is available on her website http://www.dentalwriter.com ($250.00). According to the website

Successful Medical Insurance in Dentistry is a step by step guide offering a road map to successful medical billing from the dental office. This manual contains valuable tools for dentists and team members to file medical insurance and help your patients get paid for services such as Perio, TMD, Sleep Apnea Orthotics, Implan, Grafts, Broken and Missing Teeth and Surgeries. You'll get medical insurance examples, tips, statutes, forms, pre-written narratives and appeals (which can also be used for dental) and much, much more!

The next step would be to purchase the Dental Crosscode Software and Fee Guide at $395. This remarkable software will allow you to put in an ADA code and get back the relevant CPT and ICD-9 codes!!

Click on the dental codes and Dental CrossCode™ Software Module pops up with the medical codes. Keyword Search tracks down hundreds of Diagnostic or Treatment codes which can be billed to medical insurance from the dental office. Discover what fee ranges medical insurance considers usual and customary. Match ICD diagnostic codes to CPT medical treatment codes as well as to dental codes.
Hundreds of diagnostic and treatment codes relating to medical insurance for TMD, facial pain, oral surgeries, biopsies, implants, grafts, periodontal procedures, sleep apnea devices and many more are just a click away! View over 80 actual case examples for medical insurance procedures billed from dental offices. Includes fee ranges for medical insurance procedures in dentistry. Inquire about “The Successful Medical Insurance in Dentistry” manual as the perfect companion piece to Dental CrossCode™ Manual or Software Module. You can also add the DentalWriter Diagnostic Report Software with or without the Medical Billing and CrossCode™ Modules.

If your practice management program prints the medical forms (CMS 1500 08/05 Revised for 2007 and beyond) you are okay, but if not you can opt for the Med Claims Express™ software Module for an additional $695. It’s important to insure that the claim form is the current one to prevent denials.

Dental Writer Diagnostic Report Software: DentalWriter™ generates individually prepared diagnostic narrative reports for: the patient, insurance, the patient’s MD’s and other providers and/or Medical Referral Source.

Imagine sending progress reports to referring doctors after sending the initial diagnostic report and keeping your practice in the forefront. Imagine having an appeal letter at your fingertips if a claim is denied. Statistics show that a full two-thirds of denied claims are paid with one appeal Letter!

Get Organized. Get Results. With these simple-to-use software programs, your staff can be up and running after only a few hours of instruction. That’s the beauty of the programs. Everything is so easy to use and understand. Text is easy to read. Formats are easy to follow. Most forms practically write themselves. Someone with little or no experience can figure out, often in a matter of minutes, how to enter the data, save it and print it. In fact, because it’s so easy to use, your staff will have more time to devote to marketing the services you’ve been eager to get started on.

For those preferring to jump right in: Gold Software $ 3,095.00
Select ONE DentalWriter Diagnostic Report Module (TMJ, Orthodontics, Implants, Sleep Apnea, Perio or General Dentistry) 200+ Quick Letters, MedClaims Express and the CrossCode Software.

Of course training is an important facet of a vital and complex activity such as insurance billing. Rose Nierman provides training in a variety of formats including:
• Demos- Please schedule on the website www.dentalwriter.com.
• (A great way to make your decision)
• Regional Seminars ($79 for two hour CrossCode™ Seminar $395 for One day DentalWriter™ and CrossCode™ Seminar.)
• In Office Training ($Call for Details)
Web Seminars ($59 – One Free with Purchase of any SoftwareThe Basic“Web Seminar” is a 1 hr. phone training designed to help new and renewing clients of DentalWriter™ software get a jump start on their program.

Other Web Demos include: Advanced DentalWriter™, CrossCode™, Perio Module, TMD Module, Sleep Apnea Dentistry Module, Implant / Oral Surgery Module, General Dentistry Module and Orthodontic Module.

The trainings help users begin to understand the many powerful uses of this valuable tool. It is designed to give the team, as a whole, the applications of the questionnaire and examination forms, radiology forms, generating diagnostic reports from these forms, Quickletters for Perio, TMD, Implants, Surgeries, Sleep Apnea Dentistry, CrossCode™ and MedClaims Express™.

We demonstrate the flow of a “sample” patient and how they are entered into the software. A chart is established and the process from beginning to end is shown.

The client learns how to perform data entry of the questionnaire and examination form findings, diagnostic report creation, and claim form construction.

The user then learns the many ways to use the CrossCode™ program to search hundreds of CPT, ICD and CDT codes for crosscoding, their descriptions and fee ranges, and sample case studies.

We then coach you on the numerous ways to access, print, edit and customize the Quick template letters. After this beneficial and effective instruction session our clients and their teams are able to set up systems to institute their DentalWriter™ and CrossCode™ Sotftware with ease and confidence. Regional seminars are also available as well at our Rose Nierman training center in beautiful Jupiter, Florida (near West Palm Beach). Please feel free to contact us at any time with questions or for assistance.