Considerations Before Joining Private Insurance Networks, and Systems for Efficacy and Profitability-Part 1: Using Evidence to Manage a DSM Practice

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Midwest Dental Sleep Center is a dental sleep medicine practice based in Chicago, founded by Dr. Richard Craig in 2006. They have a team of dentists who are diplomats of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine. The practice has a multidisciplinary approach to patient care and works in collaboration with physicians to create treatment plans. They focus exclusively on dental sleep medicine and are Medicare providers as well as in-network with major medical insurance companies. The practice has treated over 10,000 patients with oral appliance therapy and receives referrals from physicians and general dentists. They collaborate with various health systems, organizations, hospitals, and medical/dental providers in the Chicagoland area. The practice does not conduct sleep testing or screening but relies on evidence-based practices and utilizes an electronic medical record system for data analysis. They have different departments for patient care coordination, clinical care coordination, insurance, and benefits coordination, as well as clinical supervision and management. The goal of the practice is to break down barriers to treatment and provide efficient and evidence-based dental sleep medicine care. The video also discusses the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea, the economic cost of untreated sleep apnea, and the challenges in the utilization of oral appliances as a treatment option. The speaker emphasizes the need for alternative treatment strategies and the role of oral appliances in addressing the growing sleep apnea market.

Keywords

Midwest Dental Sleep Center

dental sleep medicine

Chicago

Dr. Richard Craig

American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine

multidisciplinary approach

oral appliance therapy

Medicare providers