Virtual tools can help practices increase efficiency while improving care: • Update the practice website to give patients an overview of safety procedures and let them know when appointments are available. • Use virtual forms to maximize time with patients, keep staff safer, and recover as much in-chair time as possible. • Take advantage of… Continue reading
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Maximize Business with Electronic Prescribing from iCoreRx before Oct. 1
In October, Michigan law will require you to prescribe every medication electronically. If you view the state’s electronic prescribing law as a lead domino, the many dominoes that follow each represent opportunities to increase the speed of your operation and reduce current inconveniences to your patients. Consider the monetary cost to the time consumed by… Continue reading
Cast a wider net using in-office dental plans
Local businesses want alternatives to costly dental insurance. Provide them with an in-office plan directly through your practice. QDP does the heavy lifting and you get more new patients! Now is the time to learn what an IOP can do for your practice and its profitability. MDA-endorsed Quality Dental Plan offers you the lowest cost… Continue reading
Social media plays important COVID business recovery role
Stay in touch with your patients and create a buzz with prospective patients with a well-planned social media strategy. The MDA endorses ProSites for website development and Internet marketing, including social media. MDA members receive ProSites services at discounted prices. Download a ProSites white paper that presents 30 social media post ideas to help kick-start… Continue reading
Let your insurance company pay your bills when you’re disabled
Business Overhead Expense insurance is like a disability income policy for your business. If you are disabled, BOE insurance reimburses you for the ongoing costs of running your business: commercial loan payments or rent, equipment loans, staff wages, utilities, taxes, etc. BOE helps keep your staff employed and your practice afloat until you recover or… Continue reading
Sweet Rewards is an inspired way to learn about no-fault reform, homeowners insurance
Treat yourself and your office staff to Sweet Rewards by inviting MDA Insurance into your practice via Zoom to share our knowledge about no-fault auto reform – over a scrumptious sweet treat! It’s a delectable way for five or more people in your office to learn about auto insurance. We will arrange for a fabulous… Continue reading
We’ve done the homework for you with auto reform; special opportunity for your office By Jeff Spindler, Director of Property/Casualty Programs
Lost in the chaos caused by COVID-19 and the recent election is the fact that auto insurance drastically changed in the state of Michigan on July 2. Since these changes affect policies as they renew, there’s a possibility you have yet to consider what they mean for you and your family. In a “normal” year,… Continue reading
MDA Insurance closes for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Our office will be closed to allow our employees the opportunity to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18. If you have a claim during this closure, please visit the Insurance tab of mdaprograms.com and scroll down to After Hours Claims Numbers for assistance. The office reopens at 8 a.m. Jan. 19.
Build your economic safety net with the right insurance products
Many MDA members are also business owners whose dental practices provide an income for themselves and others: hygienists, dental assistants, associates, and front-office personnel. So what happens when a dentist is either temporarily or permanently disabled? Life quickly can fall apart for the doctor and all those who depend on him or her for their… Continue reading
Turning 65 soon? Get the low-down on Medicare to make an informed decision
If you, your spouse or a dental team member are age 65 or soon will be 65 years old, attending the Medicare webinar presented by the MDA Insurance Medicare team is a wise use of time. Beginning at age 64, the Medicare insurance information floodgates will open. Most people know just a little about this… Continue reading