Increasing profitability through computerization.
The author explores the pragmatic or financial justification for computerizing a dental practice and discusses a computerized approach to precollection and collection for the dental office. The article also deals with the use of computerized correspondence to augment the recall policy of the office and to help generate new patient referrals and discusses the pros and cons of utilizing a dental computer service bureau in implementing these policies.
Sokol
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D000066:Accounting / Q000379:methods*; D003199:Computer Systems; D003284:Contract Services; D005376:Financial Management; D006801:Humans; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D008331:Management Information Systems; D010350:Patient Credit and Collection / Q000379:methods*; D010559:Personnel Management; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D014956:Writing