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e-Services

Work Without Workers

May 23, 2013

This week in Dentalcompare: We gather digital information about our patients simply as a byproduct of doing business. For example our computer knows the patient’s name, phone number, insurance coverage, birthday, employer and next scheduled appointment, plus a whole lot more. Once the data is in a digital form, a computer can be programmed to [...]

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Data is not Information

May 22, 2013

I was on a bike tour last week with a large medical data processing group. Talking with them about what they did this phrase came out repeatedly: “Data is not information.” As dentists using computers we generate a lot of data. However if we cannot assemble that data into a meaningful format it has little [...]

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Webinar e-Services

May 17, 2013

At last, technology that pays for itself. One of the most powerful trends in technology is the development and expansion of the Internet and eServices yet many dentists do not understand or utilize eServices. This course will explain what an eService is and how you can use eServices to improve patient care and increase profitability [...]

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Sesame Upgrade

May 8, 2013

My friends at Sesame Communications have upgraded their website and launched the next generation of web design and SEO (search engine optimization) services. Web design includes a new responsive design framework that creates an optimized view from a single website for users on mobile devices, smartphones, tablets, laptops, or desktop computers. The system responds to [...]

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Anti-Buzz: App-Stores

May 4, 2013

I’m in a bolder mood this year and I was going to come at you with another tech prediction this week, (albeit a strange one – wait until next week), but instead I’m going to have to backpeddle and address the state of a tech prediction I already made. Big news this week was that several [...]

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Online Bill Pay

April 22, 2013

I am a huge fan of online e-services. The video above from Sesame gives a quick outline of the benefits of one simple online service, that is allowing patients to pay online from your web page. This not only improves cash flow and reduces receivables it gives patients a reason to return to your web [...]

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Free On Demand Webinar

April 19, 2013

At last, technology that pays for itself. One of the most powerful trends in technology is the development and expansion of the Internet and eServices yet many dentists do not understand or utilize eServices. This course will explain what an eService is and how you can use eServices to improve patient care and increase profitability [...]

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Profitability Coaching

April 10, 2013

From Dentrix: Expert advice. Higher profits. Superior results. Profitability Coaching can turn your Dentrix practice management solution into an even bigger and more effective profitability engine—by helping you strengthen the connections between your Dentrix system and your bottom line. via Dental Software – Dentrix Profitability Coaching. One of the best features of electronic records is [...]

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IFTTT:10 Great Ways to Use This Set-It-and-Forget-It Tool (Maybe)

March 28, 2013

From Amex Open Forum: IFTTT.com (the acronym stands for “If This Then That”) is an online service that lets you automate actions you take on the Web every day. When used correctly, it can be an extremely powerful tool for small-business owners, saving you time and keeping you organized. via IFTTT Recipes: 10 Great Ways [...]

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Digital Workflow with No Humans Involved

March 25, 2013

Work flow tasks with digital data often do not need a person of any kind. For instance making reminder calls, reactivating non-compliant patients, sending bills or getting insurance information can be done in the cloud as an e-service. For example; your office computer has the digital information. That is a patient name, an appointment date, [...]

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Online Service for Dental Patient Records

March 5, 2013

From RecordLinc FAQ. RecordLinc is a powerful, easy to use and secure Web based Portal where dentists can upload and share their patient’s X-Rays and related records when they refer their patients to specialists such as Orthodontists, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, Endodontists etc. RecordLinc is the largest professional network of dental professionals in the world. [...]

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Yodle Acquires Lighthouse Practice Management Group

March 4, 2013

Hmmm, Yodle, a leader in local online marketing, today announced that it has acquired Lighthouse Practice Management Group, one of the premier providers of dental appointment reminder and relationship marketing software in the U.S.  As a result, Yodle will now have a strong relationship marketing complement to its customer acquisition marketing offerings, currently used by [...]

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Re-activate non responsive patients

January 20, 2013

Action Run is an online e-service that contacts and re-activates non-responsive patients. This is not a new idea, what is new are the tools that ActionRun has developed and applied to this task. Early attempts to use digital technology to re-activate patients simply automated the tasks we had sought to do with paper records. That is [...]

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Sending Dental Patients to a Specialist Without Sending Paper

January 17, 2013

Dentalcompare article: The final step in the truly paperless office will not be some device in the office. It will be more creative use of the Internet. via Emmott On Technology: Sending Dental Patients to a Specialist Without Sending Paper | Dentalcompare.com.

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REALscore.com

December 23, 2012

Hmmm Interesting new e-service. Home – REALscore.com | Location Scoring | Demographics | Marketing | Practice Brokers | Group Practices | Lenders | REAL Knowledge. REAL Profit..

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CAESY Cloud adds Smile Channel

December 19, 2012

 Patterson has announced the addition of Smile Channel content to the Caesy cloud product. The link below is to the Caesy section of the Patterson online Explore Store. ‘CAESY Cloud’ Application.

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Dentrix Marketplace

December 11, 2012

In my opinion one of the best things about Dentrix G5 is the addition of third party apps that can be added on to the core Dentrix product to add or improve functionality. In the past third party developers had to essentially hack the Dentrix data base in order to extract or add data. This [...]

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Google Results

December 7, 2012

When you Google some dentists you find a direct link to their web site at the top of the page with lots of patient testimonials and a big easy to see box with the address and phone number. Below that is a link to their Facebook page full of likes and happy patient comments. Below [...]

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RecordLinc

December 3, 2012

I am working with a new online service designed to help dentists securely transfer patient information. It is called RecordLinc. More to come.

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CareCredit Updates User Website

November 26, 2012

From Dr. Bicuspid CareCredit has completed a redesign of its website, simplifying it for dental practices who accept CareCredit as a financial option. The new layout and interface enables users to perform a number of functions from the home page, including logon and application processing, transactions, and viewing and printing key reports. Each page features [...]

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