Putting the wrong CCSD code first can cost you £’000
A Consultant Surgeon performs an AB1234 worth £525. At the same time, he performs a DC2468 worth £576. The patient is insured so an invoice has to be submitted for payment. Therefore you have to...
What are the differences between benefits and fees
The Difference This issue came up recently with a consultant surgeon. How are fees accounted for against a benefits package? Benefits Consider the total benefits payable under a patient’s policy....
Didn’t charge him even though he was £413 better off
After a recent presentation, a private consultant surgeon telephoned me. He wanted all his fees checked. He heard about the MHM fee checker from a colleague who had attended the presentation so he...
Robert Johnson, Johnny Cash, Charles Dickens and the “Cash Flow” Blues
I like the blues. I like Robert Johnson for example. And I like cash (including Johnny) What I don’t like is the expression “cash flow” For the simple reason, cash does not flow. Cash has to be...
Self Funding Patients do not have to be a problem. Unless you make them so.
Most MHM clients have reported issues with self-funders when we get involved. It is also the source of many calls made to MHM. With the self-funding market increasing, it is important to understand...
Time Out and thinking through a problem
I called one of my friends early one evening last week. His phone went straight to voice mail. Curiously he didn't call me back with half an hour or so per normal. He called me this morning...
The REAL cost to your practice
What follows is absolutely real and why medical invoicing can be more troublesome than it need be. Ordinary Day One of my guys ran an outpatient clinic last Thursday The clinic list arrived with me...
Want to get paid? Make the details important.
Don't say - "all the details should be obtained". Say "all the details MUST be obtained". In other words, turn "should" into a must. But why is this so important? And why must you do it every day?...
Medical Practice? Business? Or Both?
All MHM clients are very dedicated individuals. Having spent approximately 15 years of training and to become a consultant surgeon, they then go on to work incredibly long hours. They do so because...
How long should a consultation last?
An interesting question asked by a consultant starting her own private practice. And a question I couldn't really answer. What I could do was interrogate, based on a month's worth of outpatient...
Medical Coding – Revisited
I've been asked to revisit why coding is such a big part of medical invoicing. It is integral because without the correct code the chances of getting paid decrease. It is unlikely if you wish...
I can send 10,000 tweets out per day for you!
I had a really illuminating conversation with a guy who called me recently. He ran a marketing business and was a specialist in using Twitter. Basically, the guy told me he'd been looking at my...