by Pete Crutchley | Apr 23, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Many private consultant surgeons 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 time critical reason too. What does a remittance advice do? A remittance advice...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 22, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Working for consultant surgeons is fun. However, since one particular private medical insurance company decided to outsource their help desk or their “advisors” late last year, there has been a marked reduction in their level of customer service from it....
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 22, 2019 | Medical Billing News
If you get the basics right many problems with getting paid aren’t allowed to happen. As a result, accidents aren’t allowed to happen. The basics are as follows: Patient’s full name Their full address including their postcode The Patient’s date of birth...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 21, 2019 | Medical Billing News
An MHM client held one of his twice-weekly outpatient clinics recently. Nine patients; so there should be NINE invoices. Except there are only EIGHT? A quick look at the list indicates one of the patients is designated as inclusive care; no invoice required. But hang...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 21, 2019 | Medical Billing News
I spent some time yesterday looking at the invoicing of a consultant surgeon. I noticed that the invoices for initial consultations going out to one particular insurance company were being charged at exactly the same fee as for follow-up consultations i.e. £125 each....
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 20, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Basic Mistakes I was literally 70% through billing for a client’s clinic lists from last Friday. Eight separate patients and a mixture of initial and follow up consultations. All was going well until I noticed the details of one of the patients on the clinic list were...
