by Pete Crutchley | Aug 20, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Many private consultant surgeons do not appreciate remittances sent to them are important. They are not just for tax reasons. They are not just to keep the accountant happy. There is a time critical reason too. What does a remittance advice do? A remittance advice...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 19, 2017 | Medical Billing News
A pre-authorisation can be transferred. But only with the insurance company’s permission! A group of consultants who refer patients to each other asked this question. They always seemed to have problems getting paid. The cause of the problem became clear...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 18, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Using your home address for correspondence when you are a private medical practitioner is not a good idea! It is a very bad idea in fact. For example: a couple of weeks ago – a private medical consultant happily sitting at home got up to answer the door bell. He...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 17, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Every so often I take a phone call from a self funding patient. The patient requires a receipt for their payment. The patient can then re-claim the amount paid from their health cash plan provider. For example: a patient visits a private surgeon and pays for their...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 16, 2017 | Medical Billing News
In the world of medical billing the most efficient way of doing something is to do right first time. What happens if you don’t? You don’t get paid. MHM recently completed a project for a private hospital. The project was to investigate why invoices...
