by Pete Crutchley | May 19, 2018 | Medical Billing News
In terms of medical billing, this perhaps is one of the statements I hear from private consultant surgeons more frequently than others. The following example illustrates that despite the rejection of the fee how the fee was established confirms there is little the...
by Pete Crutchley | May 19, 2018 | Medical Billing News
The story so far.. I was literally 70% through billing for a client’s clinic he held yesterday. 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 | May 18, 2018 | Medical Billing News
A 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. Carrier bags & Cardboard Boxes Sometimes, I’m presented with a carrier bag full of invoices, remittances, and...
by Pete Crutchley | May 18, 2018 | Medical Billing News
What on earth is that? Inappropriate billing is literally getting it completely wrong! A couple of recent examples where consultants have tried to base their fees on the best rate available. Take the consultant who realises that insurance company Num 1 pay £300 for a...
by Pete Crutchley | May 17, 2018 | Medical Billing News
A question asked at the recent presentation. Insurance companies use medical coding to identify and detail a medical procedure. For example: if you are an Orthopaedic surgeon you will understand precisely what a Multiple arthroscopic operation on the knee...
by Pete Crutchley | May 17, 2018 | Medical Billing News
There is always a reason why you aren’t getting paid. And the number one reason is that no invoice has been sent. Take, for example, the consultant surgeon I was working with recently. The issue as he saw it was that his cash flow seemed to be totally uneven and...
