Excess applies to remote consultations too
It matters little if the consultation was face-to-face or, as is more relevant in a post Covid-19 world, excess will still be deduced. And that means, the consultant has to do something about them...
Pay Attention or loose £500?
It's amazing how many don't pay attention to remittance advice. They should. I downloaded remittance advice for an MHM client yesterday. One of them, provided by a certain insurance company, was for...
The Insurance Company is NOT Responsible
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...
Patient Reviews, Planning & Practice Outcome
Every single consultant I've ever met is dedicated to patient care and the best possible outcome for his or her patient. But sadly that has little to do with the outcome of the practice as a...
Remote Consultations: I didn’t say that!
I didn't say I was against remote consultations! Following yesterday's post, I received phone calls and emails claiming clearly I was against remote consultations. But I never said that! What...
Remote consultations? Right enough to be dangerously wrong
I was chatting with a friend recently regarding his view that remote consultations were the way forward. Covid-19 will seriously change the face of private practice in her view. More specifically,...
Covid-19: an MHM update
I never anticipated this. There again nobody did. In all my years of running a private medical practice, at no time did I consider a UK wide lockdown. The only "emergency" situation I planned...
How is your BUSINESS doing?
All MHM clients are very dedicated individuals. Having spent approximately 15 years of training and finally becoming medical professionals, they go on to work incredibly long hours. They do so...
When did you agree you’d get paid ?
Recently, I was talking to one of my clients. She was unhappy with the fees she was getting from insurance companies. Sadly she was also unhappy about how often she got paid too. Therefore she...
You can charge what you like – sort of
Most consultants when they first start a private practice, consider how best they can set their fees. Self- Funding Patients In the case of self-funders, there is nothing to stop you charging any...
you don’t need to be 24/7
I had a discussion with one of my clients a few weeks back. She was very firmly of the opinion patients should able to contact her secretary or her practice at any time of the day. Respectfully, I...
I don’t need to understand medicine; just how much to charge.
I really had to laugh at one of my clients. Great guy with an absolutely dry sense of humour. He's also from what I call the "brain the size of a planet" school. He was explaining his requirement...