by Pete Crutchley | Jul 19, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Many times I come across a consultant who is having problems getting paid by self funding patients. This is often followed by reference to numerous reminders and sometimes even final demands being sent in vain to the patient. Despite all this, no payment has...
by Pete Crutchley | Jul 17, 2017 | Medical Billing News
What is a health cash plan? Every so often I take a phone call from a self funding patient. The patient requires a receipt for their payment. The patient can then re-claim the amount paid from their health cash plan provider. For example: a patient visits a private...
by Pete Crutchley | Jun 20, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Sometimes even a consultant surgeon does not understand how valuable his time is. 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...
by Pete Crutchley | May 9, 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...
by Pete Crutchley | May 4, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Recently I was reading an article in a business management magazine highlighting some of the challenges faced by small business owners when they start their business. But it could have easily been written about a consultant surgeon starting a private medical...
by Pete Crutchley | May 3, 2017 | Medical Billing News
It is dangerous for a private insured patient to assume his/her insurance covers everything. Very often it does not. Private medical insurance may be said to be designed for short-term injuries or illness i.e. an injury that suddenly happens and in most cases treated...
