by Pete Crutchley | Jul 17, 2019 | Medical Billing News
A question, which was asked recently at a private practice seminar MHM were presenting at. Interestingly the question was asked by a consultant surgeon who had started his/her private practice two years earlier. He was of the opinion that such excess was the...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 17, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Earlier this year another of the major insurance companies are no longer accepting paper invoices. The curious thing about this decision is why has it taken them so long? For a number of years now, MHM has argued paper invoices should be avoided. We have...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 16, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Medical coding is vital. Without the correct code the chances of getting paid decrease. It is unlikely if you wish to invoice electronically you will be able to invoice without a code anyway. Insurance companies use medical coding to identify and detail a procedure....
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 16, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Private medical practice is a business must be run as a business. A surprisingly large number are NOT run as a business which is fine provided you don’t expect to make any money or making money is not the aim of the practice. If the aim, however, IS to make...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 1, 2019 | Medical Billing News
At a 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...