Southern Piedmont NC Partnership for Public Health

2 Finance and Dental Work Groups

Map of NC with South Central Partnership counties highlighted

The Southern Piedmont Partnership will continue funding regular meetings of its regional Finance and Dental work groups. Future discussion will focus on issues related to:

  1. uncompensated care,
  2. financing of clinical public health services,
  3. analysis of family planning services outcomes, and
  4. assessment and recommendations for local health department readiness for the new statewide Health Information System (HIS).

Both workgroups will develop processes for generating revenue and sustaining financial independence, and propose to integrate their efforts with the clinic efficiency project (see Addressing Clinic Efficiencies). See resources and tools developed by both workgroups below.

Finance Work Group

Resources

Coming soon.

 

Tools Developed

Collecting Accounts Receivable

  • Collecting Accounts Receivable Successfully (Powerpoint)
    Powerpoint Presentation (and script) providing a detailed plan from start to finish on how to successfully collect accounts receivable while remaining both professional and diligent and abiding by the law. Prepared by the Finance Focus Group.

Billing, Collections, and Finance Templates

Dental Workgroup

Resources

Pediatric Continuing Education Seminar
The Wilkes Public Health Dental Clinic, the Blue Ridge Dental Society, and the Blue Ridge Dental Assistant Society sponsored the November 8, 2008 seminar entitled, "Ticky Decisions and Treatment Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry" presented by Jane A. Soxman, DDS, Diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.

Southern Piedmont Partnership for Public Health Dental Work Group and Clinic Efficiency Project Presentation at 2009 Annual NC PHA Conference
The following presentation, by Kim Dehler, MS, DDS, provides an impressive account of the Dental Workgroup's primary project, the Dental Clinic Efficiency Project. The presentation includes project outline, financial and organizational benefits, lessons learned, and more.

 

Tools Developed

Best Practices for Scheduling

Best Practices Matrix (Word doc)
Remedies for High Broken Appointment Rates & Low Staff Morale

Dental Consent Template Recommendations (Two Languages)

English

Spanish

 

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