by Pete Crutchley | Apr 26, 2017 | Medical Billing News
A Private Consultant Surgeon must have the facility to take payments by card and/or over the telephone. It is not a “nice to have” anymore. It is a necessity. Consider the following real MHM clients. Surgeon A is a very forward thinking. Surgeon B...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 25, 2017 | Medical Billing News
Last month another insurance company said it is no longer accepting paper invoices. Why has it taken them so long? For years, MHM has argued paper invoices should be avoided. We have instead used the option offered by the majority of medical insurance...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 24, 2017 | 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 and bills both patient’s...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 23, 2017 | 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 are time critical...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 22, 2017 | Medical Billing News
A pre-authorisation can be transferred. But only with the insurance companies permission! A group of consultants who referred patients to each other asked this question. They always seemed to have problems getting paid. The cause of the issue became clear following a...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 21, 2017 | 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 – actually it was Mothering Sunday to make matters worse – a private medical...
