A Connecticut Medical Assistance Program Workshop

This workshop will provide a refresher about new or current Connecticut Medical Assistance Program policies and procedures related to the basic understanding of the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program. September, 10th 2024, @ 9:30 a.m. ET. Register by September, 5th.

More information here.

P.E.R.I.O.: Patient Empowerment to Reduce Inferior Outcomes

This webinar reviews key strategies to emphasize the impacts of periodontal disease on oral and overall health and the critical importance of effective and timely diagnosis and treatment as well as optimal strategies for long-term maintenance of treatment outcomes. Tuesday, July 16, 2024 @ 7 p.m. ET

More information here.

Recoupment of Interim Payment:

The Department of Social Services (DSS) has been monitoring claim levels for all providers that received an interim payment due to the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack and has determined that most providers are back to normal payment levels based on their claim cycle payments in April and May. Those providers determined to be back at their normal payment levels will have the full interim payment recouped in the May 24, 2024 claim cycle. Providers will see this in their Remittance Advice (RA) dated May 29, 2024. DSS will continue monitoring all other provider claim levels. Providers should expect to see the interim payment recouped in full in a future claim cycle, no later than September 30, 2024.

A new workshop has been scheduled for newly enrolled providers or new business office staff. The workshop will be presented virtually, on June 12th at 9:30am by the Department of Social Services and Gainwell Technologies. Registration due date is June 6th.

View the invitation here.

A funding assistance program is available to dentists impacted by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare.

The Feb. 21 attack is preventing many dentists from sending electronic claims and attachments to insurance companies to receive payment. Change Healthcare, owned by UnitedHealth Group, is one of the largest health care technology companies in the U.S.

Read more here.

In response to the reimbursement interruption and impact caused by the Change Healthcare Cyberattack incident and in accordance with federal Medicaid guidance from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Social Services (DSS) will be accepting interim payment requests from affected providers in order to maintain a continuation of care to members without interruption.

Read More Here.

Cybersecurity expert Gary Salman offers insight on what causes data breaches and how they relate to dental practitioners, including obvious signs a cybersecurity incident has occurred and practical ways dental offices can prevent data breaches from happening. “Many practices still harbor a broken mindset, meaning they believe they are immune to breaches, thinking that it won’t happen to them,” he said.  Read the ADA Article Here.