by Pete Crutchley | Dec 20, 2017 | Medical Billing News
I’m a freelancer. I provide an outsourced service for my clients. I run my business to generate an income for me. Notice all three of those sentences started with the word “I”? But when I (sic) go and see a potential new client or even an existing...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 19, 2017 | Medical Billing News
When checking an invoicing process there are a few things that should automatically set alarm bells ringing. “I’ll take a look at it next week” “I’ll get round to it in a bit” “I’ve been meaning to look at that”...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 18, 2017 | Medical Billing News
A private medical consultant raises an invoice for one reason and only one reason. The aim is to obtain the correct fee he or she can at the earliest possible date. A simple aim but one that is often forgotten. Achieve the aim How do you achieve that aim? The first...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 15, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Two different MHM clients – both consultant surgeons – have been advised by a specific insurance company that the fees for their initial and follow up consultations are being reduced. They are not amused, to say the least. But what can they do about...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 14, 2017 | Medical Billing News
It is depressing the number of times I hear potential clients criticising insurance companies. In my experience the reasons normally cited are incorrect. Far from it. I’ve lost track how often I’ve been told an insurance company won’t pay for...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 13, 2017 | Medical Billing News
I was at a medical conference recently and one of the speakers – a well-established consultant surgeon and an incredibly safe pair of hands – stated during his presentation that a private surgeon could not charge for inpatient care. He may well be a safe...
