Please keep accurate records!
A normal item when I get asked to review a consultant’s invoicing process is the potential for weakness in the area of records on his/her part. Carrier bags & Cardboard Boxes Sometimes, I’m...
Inappropriate billing
What on earth is that? Inappropriate billing is literally getting it completely wrong! A couple of recent examples where consultants have tried to base their fees on the best rate available. Take...
What is medical coding anyway?
A question asked at the recent presentation. Insurance companies use medical coding to identify and detail a medical procedure. For example: if you are an Orthopaedic surgeon you will understand...
Why aren’t you getting paid?
Failure to get paid is not an accident. 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...
What are you trying to achieve by raising an invoice for your services.
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 that which you are trying...
Time is a valuable commodity in a private practice
A consultant surgeon sometimes does not understand how valuable his time is. All MHM clients are incredibly busy. I'm amazed at the volume of work they get through in a single day. They are either...
Inpatient care – you learn something new every day
I was at a medical conference recently and one of the speakers - a well-established consultant surgeon - stated during his presentation that a private surgeon could not charge for inpatient care. He...
What’s going wrong? Patients keep telling me they’ve paid!
This issue comes up frequently when MHM is asked to review the outstanding accounts of a private surgeon. There are two reasons why the patient believes they have paid and the hospital has taken...
A Private Medical Practice can be a dangerous place to be
All MHM clients are very dedicated individuals. Having spent approximately 15 years training and finally becoming a consultant surgeon, they go on to work incredibly long hours. They do so...
Electronic Invoicing – you need the right details
A question we were asked very recently. One, in fact, we are asked frequently. But what is the problem? You don't have the correct details There are a few very simple reasons why online invoices are...
The easy way to increase your fees
One of the most common mistakes made by a private consultant surgeon when invoicing is undercharging for their work. This is alarming when considered against the question most asked by a private...
Talk to the insurance company – they don’t bite!
It is depressing the number of times I hear potential clients criticising insurance companies. In my experience the reasons normally cited are incorrect. Far from it. I've lost track how...