Overview

One positive thing that came out of the coronavirus pandemic was the introduction of telehealth to America on a large scale. Covid forced a number of behavioral changes and convenient access to healthcare via telehealth is one that will remain. Progressive dental practices will learn and benefit from adapting to this behavioral shift by routinely offering telehealth services. In this course, you will learn:

Telehealth. Basic telehealth concepts, HIPAA, licencing and credentialling requirements, prescribing, hardware, documentation, coding, and billing protocols are presented.

Teledentistry. Application of telehealth principles to dentistry as well as how to code and bill for teledentistry.

Telemedicine. Dentists can also bill telehealth services to medical insurance. How to code and bill for telemedicine is covered.

Special Circumstances. Dentists must be aware of the short term and long term effects of special circumstances like COVID19 on the delivery of telehealth services.

Getting Started. The simplest and most cost effective (free) way to add telehealth protocols to your practice are presented.

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