by Pete Crutchley | Dec 12, 2016 | Medical Billing News
you will struggle to make any money. Private medical practice is a business must be run as a business. A surprisingly large number are NOT run as a business which is fine provided you don’t expect to make any money or making money is not the aim of the...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 9, 2016 | Medical Billing News
It is depressing the number of times I hear consultant surgeons complaining about 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...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 8, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Harry Hubris was, and probably still is, the classic example of how not to run a business. I first met Harry about 5 years ago at a conference where I was speaking after which Harry asked me if I would like to take over all his medical invoicing....
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 7, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Let me illustrate with an actual example. Per normal the MHM client’s identity won’t be divulged nor will the actual surgical episode he performed. But the values are REAL as is the timescale My client saw a patient in theatre on November 29th. Precisely 7...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 6, 2016 | Medical Billing News
This is a topic that comes up frequently when I meet Private Consultant Surgeons for the first time. Indeed, the point was touched upon last year in a blog regarding asking self-funding patients to pay in advance. Self-funding patients represent the major risk...
by Pete Crutchley | Dec 5, 2016 | Medical Billing News
In the world of medical billing and invoicing sooner or later it is realised the most efficient way of doing something is to do it once and to do it right. For example: MHM recently completed a project for a private hospital. The project was to investigate why...
