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Hosted by Sara Penrod Baker · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 27 episodes
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The Truth Decay Podcast: Talking Dollars and Sense with Sara Baker and LaRae McMullen Your weekly shot of clarity in the chaotic world of dental billing, insurance systems, and ethical financial strategy. Hosted by Sara Baker and LaRae McMullen , The Truth Decay Podcast tackles the real financial pain points facing dental teams today. If you’re tired of sugarcoated advice, inconsistent workflows, and watching insurance companies dictate your patient relationships... this show is for you. We cut through the fluff and get brutally clear on the issues that matter most: Insurance verification Pre-determinations Billing best practices Front-desk processes Billing systems to make collections easier Claims follow-up AR systems that actually work And how to train your team without losing your mind Ev
Sara Penrod Baker hosts The Truth Decay Podcast: Talking Dollars and Sense with Sara Baker and LaRae McMullen, a business show with 27 episodes published.
In the wild world of Dental Billing, here is one reason for dental claim denials that makes us irrationally angry every time we see it. Not because it's complicated. Not because insurance did something sneaky. But becaus
My dental billing brochachos, let us paint a very real picture, we in the biz see every single day: You post an insurance payment from a carrier you’re in-network with… and it’s higher than what you estimated. Sounds lik
What up, my fellow enamel enthusiasts! Riddle me this: What’s one of the biggest collection killers hiding in plain sight inside dental offices? It’s not insurance. It’s not patients. It’s how you start the conversation.
Okay, dental billing friendos: You took 4 bitewings and six PA X-rays, billed them correctly, and still got denied because insurance saw it and went, ‘oh hey, process those bad boys as an FMX.’ We've all seen it before -
“Wait — My Dental Insurance Didn't Cover It?” 😬 (SRPs, Denials, and the Conversation You Forgot to Have) For those SRPs, you thought you did everything right. Diagnosed the periodontal disease. Treatment planned SRPs (a
🚫 This Claim Is a Mess, Bro: How to Stop Getting Denied We know by now I love my silly questions.... what’s faster: submitting a clean claim—or spending six months appealing a denial, involving three people, five headac
Running a dental practice means making a hundred decisions a day: Where to push, what to fix, when to fight back, and when to let go. But if you’re constantly stressed, stuck on repeat with the same issues, and burning e
It’s not the economy. It’s not your fees. It’s the 90+ day column on your AR report that’s quietly setting your practice on fire. Well, Dr. Dentist, lucky you... you have us to help! Gird your loins, bc it's time for an
You know that $25 co-pay you didn’t collect? "Aaaaah, it's okay... we'll just bill you. No big deal!" We hate to tell you, but it is actually kind of a big deal. (sorryyyyyy) Because let's be real, it's probably not just
My adorable periodontal party people: Lemme guess. You’ve got a “dedicated” in-house billing person. They know how your office works! They're great! Until the front desk calls in sick… Until your patients start walking i
My enchanting enamel enthusiasts... picture this: you’re slammed. The schedule’s packed. The vibe is busy. But the bank account? …crickets. That “we feel slammed but we can’t make payroll” energy is more common than you
If you’ve ever heard a patient say, “Wait… why do I owe anything?” — congrats, you’ve just discovered what happens when your front desk is operating in a culture of avoidance instead of a culture of accountability. And n
Dearest dental divas and dinosaurs: you know the sound a denial makes when it hits your desk? It’s the same one your soul makes when you realize this is the third one today. That you weren't ready for. 😩 But here’s the
Oh my sweet, well-meaning dental friendos: you don’t need a ski mask and burner phone to commit insurance fraud; sometimes all it takes is posting the wrong code and thinking, “Eh, it’s close enough.” (Spoiler alert: it'
You told them about their periodontal issues, You warned them about the risks — again and again. You handed them the referral. Every. Single. Visit. ...they never listened. Buuut… you never wrote any of it down. Fast for
They look official. They feel reassuring. Sometimes they are even confused with “pre-authorizations" (they are not the same!) But let’s be clear: predeterminations are just estimates. And when your team—and your patients
“Nah, it's cool. Just submit it under the owner’s name for now.” Famous last words. 💀 If you’ve ever heard that advice—or worse, given it—this episode is for you. In this episode, Sara Baker and LaRae McMullen break dow
The Power of Smarter Dental Insurance Verification: How Targeted Insurance Verification Protects Your Practice and Patient Trust My dear dental friends: what if your insurance verification system wasn’t just inefficient—
Insurance Verification Overload? Full Breakdown vs. Targeted Approach Why Full Breakdowns Aren’t Always Smart—Try Targeted Instead Is your insurance verification process leaving you overworked and underpaid? In this firs
My dental friendos: when a practice is struggling with collections, insurance aging, or accounts receivable, we find that it’s easy to assume the front desk just isn’t doing their job. But in our experience, it isn't usu
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