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CE Opportunity: Patients' Right of Access under HIPAA
CE Opportunity: Patients' Right of Access under HIPAA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a new video training module for health care providers on patients' right of access under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The video module provides an in-depth review of the components of the HIPAA right of access and ways in which it enables individuals to ...

Communication
CE Opportunity: Patients' Right of Access under HIPAA

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched a new video training module for health care providers on patients' right of access under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. The video module provides an in-depth review of the components of the HIPAA right of access and ways in which it enables individuals to ...

Discover the Power of MCNA's Provider Portal
Discover the Power of MCNA's Provider Portal

MCNA's free online Provider Portal presents you with secure access to all of the most important information you need, when you need it. Our Provider Portal puts easy-to-use, effective patient and practice management tools at your fingertips.

At MCNA, we are dedicated to delivering service excellence to our network providers. We maintain a carefully ...

Your Practice
Discover the Power of MCNA's Provider Portal

MCNA's free online Provider Portal presents you with secure access to all of the most important information you need, when you need it. Our Provider Portal puts easy-to-use, effective patient and practice management tools at your fingertips.

At MCNA, we are dedicated to delivering service excellence to our network providers. We maintain a carefully ...

Helpful Tips for Your Practice
Helpful Tips for Your Practice

You and your staff play a key role in the establishment of a lifetime of good oral health for our members. We have assembled the following tips to help you provide treatment and services in the most efficient manner.

  • Understanding Program Benefits: A full understanding of what is covered for a patient is very important. Being knowledgeable of the covered benefits and the requirements for prior authorization will save time for your staff and ours.
  • Chart notes: Ensure that your clinical notes completely document the services and treatments rendered to patients. All details included in chart notes, and office remarks, are essential to supporting medical necessity.
  • X-rays: X-rays must be of diagnostic quality. Ensure they are ...
MCNA Updates
Helpful Tips for Your Practice

You and your staff play a key role in the establishment of a lifetime of good oral health for our members. We have assembled the following tips to help you provide treatment and services in the most efficient manner.

  • Understanding Program Benefits: A full understanding of what is covered for a patient is very important. Being knowledgeable of the covered benefits and the requirements for prior authorization will save time for your staff and ours.
  • Chart notes: Ensure that your clinical notes completely document the services and treatments rendered to patients. All details included in chart notes, and office remarks, are essential to supporting medical necessity.
  • X-rays: X-rays must be of diagnostic quality. Ensure they are ...
Change to Regulations on Amalgam Waste
Change to Regulations on Amalgam Waste

A new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) went into effect on July 14, 2017, regarding amalgam waste. The EPA lifted its hold on the finalized standards to reduce the discharge of mercury and other metals in wastewater from dental practices into ...

Your Practice
Change to Regulations on Amalgam Waste

A new rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) went into effect on July 14, 2017, regarding amalgam waste. The EPA lifted its hold on the finalized standards to reduce the discharge of mercury and other metals in wastewater from dental practices into ...

Encouraging Patients to Commit to Preventive Care
Encouraging Patients to Commit to Preventive Care

MCNA's Quality Improvement Program engages in a wide range of outreach and support activities designed to encourage the regular utilization of preventive dental services by our members. Prevention is key in the fight against childhood oral disease. We recommend the ...

Quality Improvement
Encouraging Patients to Commit to Preventive Care

MCNA's Quality Improvement Program engages in a wide range of outreach and support activities designed to encourage the regular utilization of preventive dental services by our members. Prevention is key in the fight against childhood oral disease. We recommend the ...

Celebrate the Tooth Fairy!
Celebrate the Tooth Fairy!

National Tooth Fairy Day is August 22, but you can celebrate this comforting children's character at any time with your youngest patients. Print copies of these fun door handle signs and tooth tracker to help children get ready for the next visit from the Tooth Fairy!

Children's Corner
Celebrate the Tooth Fairy!

National Tooth Fairy Day is August 22, but you can celebrate this comforting children's character at any time with your youngest patients. Print copies of these fun door handle signs and tooth tracker to help children get ready for the next visit from the Tooth Fairy!

Labor Day - September 7
Labor Day - September 7

Labor Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday in September in honor of the social and economic achievements of the American worker. We observe this holiday to recognize the contributions hard-working Americans have made at all levels to fuel the fires of our nation's prosperity. The first Labor Day was planned by the Central Labor Union and observed in New York City. Trade and labor organizations put on a street parade, followed by a festival attended by workers and their families.

Typically, this three-day weekend marks the end of the summer season, the kickoff of a fresh school year, and the start of football season. If you observe the rules of fashion, Labor Day weekend is also the last acceptable time to wear white.

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Labor Day - September 7

Labor Day is celebrated each year on the first Monday in September in honor of the social and economic achievements of the American worker. We observe this holiday to recognize the contributions hard-working Americans have made at all levels to fuel the fires of our nation's prosperity. The first Labor Day was planned by the Central Labor Union and observed in New York City. Trade and labor organizations put on a street parade, followed by a festival attended by workers and their families.

Typically, this three-day weekend marks the end of the summer season, the kickoff of a fresh school year, and the start of football season. If you observe the rules of fashion, Labor Day weekend is also the last acceptable time to wear white.