by Pete Crutchley | Jan 30, 2022 | Medical Billing News
When I begin to raise invoices for a new MHM client, for example, I’ll check I have the right provider number. I’ll check all the online systems and EDI protocol are 100% accurate. Is the consultant’s address correct?. I’ll check the...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 29, 2022 | Medical Billing News
A colleague called me last week. A case of “can I pick your brains for two minutes?” What’s the problem? I’m always happy to take such calls for many times I have called others with precisely the same request. My colleague was confused as to...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 28, 2022 | Medical Billing News
At a on-line medical conference recently a friend of mine was discussing the future of the private practice industry and what lay ahead. My colleague shared the view that the “younger” newly appointed consultant is more adaptable to the direction of change...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 27, 2022 | Medical Billing News
One of the major areas MHM is approached about is excess and shortfalls. In October 2021, empirical evidence indicated 30% of all claims to private medical insurance companies are subject to an excess/shortfall. This is not to imply the insurance companies are to...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 26, 2022 | Medical Billing News
This is a topic that comes up frequently when I meet Private Consultant Surgeons. Indeed, the point was mentioned last year in a blog regarding asking self-funding patients to pay in advance. Self-funding patients represent the major risk of non-payment for the...
