by Pete Crutchley | Aug 4, 2017 | Medical Billing News
It is depressing the number of times I hear consultant surgeons complaining about insurance companies. In my experience the reasons normally cited are incorrect. Far from it. I’ve lost track how often I’ve been told an insurance company won’t...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 3, 2017 | Medical Billing News
I’ve been asked this question quite a few times over the years. In by far the majority of cases, your patient should obtain pre-authorisation prior to the initial consultation. But sometimes, the patient arrives and hasn’t obtained a pre-authorisation. First...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 2, 2017 | Medical Billing News
I’m often asked who is actually responsible for paying an excess or a shortfall. The patient is responsible. Interestingly the question was asked recently by a consultant surgeon who had started his/her private practice two years earlier. He was of the...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 25, 2017 | Medical Billing News
This specific issue comes up frequently when MHM is asked to review the outstanding accounts of a private consultant surgeon. There are two reasons normally why the patient believes they have already paid and more specifically the hospital has already taken...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
All MHM clients are very dedicated individuals. Having spent approximately 15 years training and finally becoming a consultant surgeon, they then go on to work incredibly long hours. They do so because they actually love what they do. All at some point,...
