Times change. So do fee schedules
It is depressing the number of times I hear potential clients rubbishing insurance companies. In my experience the reasons normally cited are incorrect. Far from it. I've lost track how often I've...
I want more of a consultation fee than that!
In terms of medical billing, this perhaps is one of the statements I hear from private consultant surgeons more frequently than others. The following example illustrates that despite the...
Ever wondered WHY you aren’t getting paid?
There is always a reason why you aren't getting paid. And the number one reason is that no invoice has been sent. Take, for example, the consultant surgeon I was working with recently. The issue as...
Just Decide You Want To Get Paid
To successfully perform medical invoicing or medical billing there has to be a degree of focus on the task itself. In fact, there has to be a total concentration on the expected outcome. But what is...
Play to your secretary’s strengths
I trained a medical secretary in the noble art of medical invoicing recently. Having your medical secretary handling medical invoicing isn't something I'd recommend for a number of reasons....
Dont be a dinosaur. Look what happened to them!
Last year another of the major insurance companies - Vitality - announced they were no longer accepting paper invoices. What took them so long? For years, MHM has argued paper invoices should be...
How do you know you’ve got it right?
Undercharging or not charging the right fee is much more common than you may think. Consider the two real examples below. THE ENT SURGEON Surgeon A is an ENT consultant surgeon. He performs an E1910...
Know what is going on in YOUR business
All MHM clients are very dedicated individuals. Having spent years training, they then go on to work incredibly long hours. They do so because they actually love what they do. All at some point,...
An important part of the jigsaw
Some consultants do not appreciate remittances sent to them are important. They are not just for tax reasons. They are not just to keep the accountant happy. There is a time-critical reason too....
Far too busy – to make money
There are only 24 hours in a day. All of my guys are incredibly busy. I'm amazed at the volume of work they get through in a single day. They are either on-call, doing a ward round or in theatre....
Make sure you use the right address – what is your address?
Using your home address for correspondence when you are a private medical practitioner is not a good idea! It is a very bad idea in fact. For example a couple of weeks ago - a private medical...
Excess and shortfall deductions will hurt you
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...