by Pete Crutchley | Feb 11, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Ever thought what is the most often quoted reason for non-payment by a patient of their excess? The same reason is quoted over and over again. It’s not “I haven’t got the money” nor is it “I didn’t realise it was so much, Not even “The invoice must have...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 10, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Per normal I was checking what was happening with shortfalls and excess over the weekend. Using a single private consultant surgeon as an example: Week ending Friday January 22nd: out of 15 consultations 4 came back with excess / shortfall deductions totalling...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 9, 2016 | Medical Billing News
I’m used to insurance companies declining to pay a consultation charge for an Orthopaedic Surgeon within 10 days of surgery. The reality is that this does not impact only on Orthopods. I’ve seen it happen with GI Surgeons. And I’ve seen...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 8, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Flip the question on its head. WOULD YOU BUY SOMETHING WITHOUT KNOWING HOW MUCH IT COST? Would you pass over your debit card details without knowing how much is going to be charged to it? 99.9% of people would say NO. That’s today’s blog over then....
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 5, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Keep it quiet but I’m a virtual cheater! First of all, I’m a virtual business. I’m not physically based in my client’s offices. In some cases I’m hundreds of miles away so I can’t walk down the corridor and tap on a door to...