by Pete Crutchley | May 28, 2018 | 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 much is...
by Pete Crutchley | May 28, 2018 | Medical Billing News
Who really sets your fees? Most consultants, and certainly when they first start a private practice consider how best they can set their fees. In reality, however, it is not the consultant who sets his or her own fees. It is the patient’s insurance company in all but...
by Pete Crutchley | May 27, 2018 | 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 inquiry regarding a patient. The...
by Pete Crutchley | May 27, 2018 | Medical Billing News
The normal item when I get asked to review a consultant’s invoicing process is the potential for weakness in the area of records on his/her part. The filing system Sometimes, I’m presented with a carrier bag full of invoices, remittances, and receipts. My favourite...
by Pete Crutchley | May 26, 2018 | Medical Billing News
The Difference This issue came up during a meeting with a consultant surgeon recently regarding the relationship between benefits and fees. More specifically how fees are accounted for against a benefits package and the possible creation of a shortfall. Consider the...
by Pete Crutchley | May 26, 2018 | Medical Billing News
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....
