by Pete Crutchley | Mar 1, 2018 | Medical Billing News
Undercharging or not charging the right fee is much more common than you may think. Consider the two real examples below. THE ENT SURGEON Surgeon A is an ENT consultant surgeon. He performs an E1910 on two different patients. The surgeon bills both patient’s insurance...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 28, 2018 | Medical Billing News
All MHM clients are very dedicated individuals. Having spent approximately 15 years training and finally becoming a consultant surgeon, they then go on to work incredibly long hours. They do so because they actually love what they do. All at some point, however, they...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 27, 2018 | Medical Billing News
Many private consultant surgeons do not appreciate remittances sent to them by the patient’s private medical insurance company are important. They are not just for tax reasons. They are not just to keep the accountant happy. There is a time-critical reason too....
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 26, 2018 | Medical Billing News
There are only 24 hours in a day. All of my guys are incredibly busy. I’m amazed at the volume of work they get through in a single day. They are either on-call, doing a ward round or in theatre. Then they have to see their private patients. That explains...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 24, 2018 | Medical Billing News
Using your home address for correspondence when you are a private medical practitioner is not a good idea! It is a very bad idea in fact. For example a couple of weeks ago – a private medical consultant happily sitting at home got up to answer the doorbell. He...
by Pete Crutchley | Feb 23, 2018 | Medical Billing News
I trained a medical secretary in the noble art of medical invoicing recently. Having your medical secretary handling medical invoicing isn’t something I’d recommend though for a number of reasons. First and foremost, over the years medical invoicing or...