How to Tell if Embezzlement is Happening in Your Dental Office

Practice Management Software – Credit Balances A credit balance on a patient’s account normally arises when a patient has prepaid for their treatment or has overpaid their balance.  Sometimes in error, an insurance company will overpay, and this can also create a credit balance. The credit balances above represent money that the practice owes to…

For most practices, issuing patient refunds is an uncommon event. In some practices, it is a gateway to theft.

Is it is a good idea to describe in detail how to embezzle? Whom are we trying to educate here?

The purpose of this 5-minute Dental FraudBuster is to ensure that you have offsite copies of essential reports in the event you need them for auditing or emergency purposes. Each working day you should obtain copies of the reports below from your dental software. These reports can be printed on paper or saved as a…

Another in our series of FraudBuster Tips intended to keep your data secure and help you manage fraud, embezzlement, waste, and abuse in your practice. “Passwords, Use them like a toothbrush. Change them often and don’t share them with friends.”**Clifford Stoll – American astronomer, author and teacher. **Printed in the Proceedings of the Unix Security…