by Pete Crutchley | May 31, 2018 | Medical Billing News
It is dangerous for an insured patient to assume his insurance covers everything. Often it does not. This will impact on how much you get paid. Short term issues Private medical insurance is designed for short-term issues. For example, an injury that suddenly...
by Pete Crutchley | May 31, 2018 | Medical Billing News
Every so often I take a phone call from a self-funding patient or an insured patient who requires a receipt for their payment. They need a receipt so they can claim the money back from their health cash plan provider. For example, patient visits a physiotherapist,...
by Pete Crutchley | May 30, 2018 | 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...
by Pete Crutchley | May 30, 2018 | Medical Billing News
The silly season May is the start of the silly season with people on holiday at various times throughout the month, as we all know. Returning from its catch up time! Assume your practice secretary is on leave for the last two weeks of August, therefore, all clinic...
by Pete Crutchley | May 29, 2018 | 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...
by Pete Crutchley | May 29, 2018 | 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...
