by Pete Crutchley | Feb 25, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Most consultants are concerned, quite rightly, with how and why a patient has chosen to see them. Before asking the question why and how does a patient choose you as a consultant an early question is asked. Why have the patients taken out private medical insurance...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 21, 2019 | Medical Billing News
There was a story on the BBC website regarding the safe use of mobile phones when driving. Apparently, there are still those who hold the phone to their ears. There are those who read emails and text too. It’s all to do, or so it’s claimed, with the concept of working...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 21, 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...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 20, 2019 | Medical Billing News
One MHM client provides expert reports for actions that are publicly funded i.e. invoices are passed to the Legal Services Commission. Scenario: Consider there are FOUR parties to an action, all of whom are publicly funded. The first item to establish is how...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 20, 2019 | Medical Billing News
Who really sets your fees? Most consultants when they first start a private practice, consider how best they can set their fees. In reality, it is not the consultant who sets his or her own fees. It is the patient’s insurance company. Consideration of fee setting...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 19, 2019 | Medical Billing News
There are certain items that are mandatory when you call a patient’s insurance company. Such requirements are dictated by the Data Protection Act and, put simply, it’s highly unlikely without the right information you can make an enquiry regarding a patient. The...
