by Pete Crutchley | May 29, 2019 | Medical Billing News
In response to this morning’s blog about “gap” invoices being increasingly used to mitigate fee reduction(s) imposed on consultant surgeons, many emailed me and disagreed. It is of no surprise the vast majority who disagreed work for insurance companies....
by Pete Crutchley | May 29, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Top up (or GAP) invoices – asking the patient to agree to pay the difference between a consultant’s fee and the fee an insurance company is prepared to pay. The discussion concerning them seems to take place more in whispers than anything else. And...
by Pete Crutchley | May 28, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Re-reading Matthew Syed’s latest work reminded me of something I’m conscious of when I look at the business performance of the private medical practice. Meaningful patterns. One definition could be the ability to look at a situation and almost have a sixth...
by Pete Crutchley | May 28, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Many times I come across a consultant who is having problems getting paid by self-funding patients. This is often followed by a reference to numerous reminders and sometimes even final demands being sent in vain to the patient. Despite all this, no payment has...
by Pete Crutchley | May 27, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Get the details right! I’m very much a “do it once and do it right” type of person. As I write this I’m on hold to a particular insurance company and have been for thirteen minutes and 23 seconds. The reason I need to speak to the insurance...
