Technology & workflows

Technology we consider.

Software is one part of a financial workflow. Explore provider options, practice finance questions, and concepts to evaluate in the context of your own systems.

A DENTAL FINANCE WORKFLOW
Practice activityFinancial recordsUseful decisions

Choose tools by the question and handoff they need to support, not by a logo alone.

A considered directory

The pieces of a useful finance stack.

Provider options are not endorsements or evidence of DSO CFO use, configuration, or integrations. Data, automation, and AI items are concepts, not confirmed services.

11 TOPICS

11 topics

Accounting & Finance 5 topics

Foundational finance platforms and practice workflows to evaluate for fit. Listing a provider does not mean DSO CFO uses or connects to it.

Accounting

QuickBooks Online

A cloud accounting platform a practice may evaluate for bookkeeping and financial reporting.

Provider optionGuide Provider site
Spend & payables

Ramp

A card and spend platform to evaluate alongside a practice’s approvals, bill workflow, and accounting needs.

Provider optionGuide Provider site
Payroll

Payroll workflow

Review payroll responsibilities, access, reporting, and handoff to accounting before changing a provider or routine.

Workflow option
Accounts payable

Accounts payable workflow

Clarify invoice intake, approval ownership, payment timing, supporting records, and coding.

Workflow option
Secure sharing

Private ShareFile invitation

If financial records are requested, DSO CFO sends a private invitation after the initial conversation. No public upload link.

Workflow optionGuide Provider site

Data, Automation & AI

Ideas for making practice information easier to use. These topics are proposed concepts, not confirmed DSO CFO offerings.

Data 2 topics

Possible ways to structure and review practice information. These are concepts for discussion, not confirmed data services or platforms.

Reporting concept

Practice reporting

Align financial reports with production, collections, labor, and location definitions before comparing results.

Proposed conceptGuide
Group reporting concept

Location-level reporting

For a group, clarify how locations, entities, timing, and shared costs appear in the reporting picture.

Proposed conceptGuide

Automation 2 topics

Explore repeatable handoffs before considering whether any process should be automated.

Workflow concept

Close checklist

Map recurring close tasks, responsible people, review points, and missing-information follow-up.

Proposed concept
Workflow concept

Approval handoff

Document who reviews a request, who approves it, and how exceptions are handled.

Proposed concept

AI 2 topics

Potential AI use cases require careful evaluation, human review, and attention to data handling.

Proposed concept

Administrative assistance

A possible future exploration area for non-sensitive drafting or routine administrative work, not an offered DSO CFO service.

Proposed concept
Proposed concept

Data questions

A possible future exploration area: helping a person navigate clearly defined reports, with verification before acting.

Proposed concept

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