by Pete Crutchley | Apr 26, 2019 | Medical Billing News
One of the most fatal ways to restrict the growth and profitability of a private medical practice or indeed any business is a failure to communicate. The domino effect of poor communication can be fatal. Over the years I’ve enjoyed excellent relationships with...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 25, 2019 | Medical Billing News
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 within half an hour or so per normal. He called me this morning instead. He explained why. Every Wednesday, he and his wife have a...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 25, 2019 | Medical Billing News
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 the reasons self-funders can be a problem. But what, based on...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 24, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Anybody ever watched the movie “Jerry Maguire” and the immortal quote – show me the money! Clearly a guy I recently bumped into at a medical conference hadn’t. He was the Practice Manager for a large hospital group. His complaint was the lack of cash from insurance...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 24, 2019 | Medical Billing News
This blog could easily have been called ‘YOU WON’T UPLIFT A FEE BY DOING THAT” Recently a private consultant – the colleague of a current client in fact – called me with a problem. Sadly it was a problem very much of their own...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 23, 2019 | Medical Billing News
At a recent presentation, I was asked about the costs and use of accounting software. Bearing in mind the presentation was to consultants who had not yet established a private practice, numerous eyebrows were raised when I answered… You may not need it yet. This...