by Pete Crutchley | Apr 13, 2019 | Medical Billing News
I took a phone call from a friend recently who works for one of the major insurance providers. He asked why I was still against the principal of open referral. The benefits for both patients and consultants were obvious in his view. Without being obtuse, I disagree....
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 13, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Some insurance companies decline to accept invoices that are sent more than six months after the consultation or surgical episode. Fair enough, they should have been invoiced. BUT… A statement was received today from a certain insurance company containing an entry...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 12, 2019 | Medical Billing News
A little over a year ago, a group of surgeons based in the south west of England contacted MHM. In an effort to reduce a large number of issues with outstanding self-funding debtors, they had decided to ask new self-funding patients to pay for their initial...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 12, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Have you ever considered how long a pre-authorisation reference is live? Or how many didn’t realise some private medical insurance companies deem pre-auths do have a life span? For example: I was asked to invoice for a surgical episode, which took place last...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 11, 2019 | Medical Billing News
The potential for an accident It’s amazing how many people don’t back their IT systems up. When they have an accident, they have a serious accident. One guy kept all his correspondence and notes on his laptop and only on his laptop. No problem at all until the day his...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 11, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Why are you in business? Many times, consultant surgeons have approached MHM because they, as consultant surgeons, don’t like asking patients for the money. And from a certain point of view, this is exactly how it should be. New MHM clients don’t, however, remain MHM...
