Navigating PPO Solutions with PPO Advisors Listen The Podcast 1. Could you introduce yourself and explain your role at PPO Advisors? I’m Shelley DeGroff, the founder of PPO Advisors, a company specializing in optimizing and managing PPO contracts for dental providers. Our mission is to help providers understand the complexities of insurance networks and make ...
Have you ever wondered about PPOs or struggled to understand them? ACT Dental asked and Shelley DeGroff shed some light on this complex relationship between dental practices and insurance. Shelley is the founder and CEO of PPO Advisors, a firm that helps dental practices turn their PPOs into profit. She talks about the trends of ...
In recent months, a concerning trend has emerged within the dental industry: insurance companies employing deceptive tactics to entice dental practices into direct contracting. This phenomenon has sparked significant concern among dental providers and practice managers, as it threatens their practice’s autonomy and operational integrity. What is Direct Contracting? Direct contracting refers to a formal ...
If you choose to stay in-network with an insurance company, you need to be prepared to negotiate. In this episode of The Art of Dental Finance and Management podcast, Art meets with Shelley DeGroff, Founder and CEO of PPO Advisors, to discuss how you can maximize insurance reimbursements for your dental practice. Listen The Podcast ...
By Shelley DeGroff, Founder of PPO Advisors When I was working as an office manager for dental practices, one of my responsibilities was credentialing. Like most dental office managers, I discovered that credentialing can be a real hassle. Unfortunately, it’s only gotten worse since then! Credentialing eats up a ton of staff time, requires a lot ...
By Shelley DeGroff, Founder of PPO Advisors When it comes to dental insurance, the prevailing wisdom used to be that it’s smart to be in–network with pretty much everything. But lately, that thinking has changed as more dental practice owners realize when it comes to PPO plans, less is often more. These dentists have discovered that ...
Thank you so much for joining us this evening. We’re excited to jump into this topic with PPO Advisors, and Shelley is here to dive into the insurance side. Shelley, can you start by introducing yourself and telling us about PPO Advisors? Thank you, Janina. I’m Shelley DeGroff, the founder and CEO of PPO Advisors. ...
Shelley DeGroff, Founder of PPO Advisors If you’ve been looking for the PPO management company Integrated Dental Solutions, IDS, IDS PPO, or IDS PPO Advisors, look no further. You’ve found us. Since 2020 we’ve been doing business as simply PPO Advisors. The change was a natural evolution. When the business first launched in 2013, IDS ...
ACT Dental recently interviewed Shelley DeGroff, PPO Advisors Founder and CEO. She shares insight into how PPO contracts work and advice for strategically dropping your PPOs. Insurance-free is the way to be! Listen to the Podcast Summary: 1. How early should I start the PPO setup process for my dental practice? Initiating the PPO setup ...
Shelley DeGroff, Founder of PPO Advisors More than ever, dental practices are exploring the idea of dropping all their insurance contracts and going 100% fee-for-service. Given the relentless effort by many insurers to lower reimbursements to providers, the appeal of totally eliminating insurance-pay from your practice is not surprising. But going entirely fee-for-service isn’t easy ...