GUEST POST BY LESIA CRAWFORD: HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SLEEP CONSULT

GUEST POST BY LESIA CRAWFORD: HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SLEEP CONSULT

A Note from Jason: During her first fifteen years in sleep medicine, Lesia and her partner Dr. Stacey Layman cofounded both GoGo Billing and GoTo Sleep Center for CPAP Alternatives. Lesia serves as CEO and treatment coordinator for the latter’s three Phoenix-area offices where they’ve treated thousands of OSA patients. She’s lectured across the U.S., trained hundreds of practices, and made zillions of people smile with her raucous laughter and infectious energy. Lesia is also an atrociously off-key singer and an out-of-this-world amateur florist. The following post is longer than most I publish. Lesia’s words of wisdom were featured in…

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GUEST POST: DR. JASON DOUCETTE & THE STRUGGLE OF THE JUGGLE

GUEST POST: DR. JASON DOUCETTE & THE STRUGGLE OF THE JUGGLE

To reduce the struggle and make the juggle more manageable, create and run your DSM practice through a separate LLC, use a DSM software, contract with a reputable third-party medical billing service, acquire the necessary technology, and most importantly, find team “champions” in your office to implement and help run your DSM practice.
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SHOW PATIENTS THE OFF RAMP

SHOW PATIENTS THE OFF RAMP

Dentists often assume that patients who’ve been diagnosed and referred have been given thorough explanations about the cause of their sleep apnea, its impacts on their health, and available treatment options. However, an informal survey of patients at one DSM office revealed that more than 90% of patients were virtually uninformed about OSA.
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