by Pete Crutchley | Nov 17, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Since private medical insurance first began, the number one route by a patient to a consultant surgeon has been the patient’s GP. Most time the patient will follow the GP recommendation but what if they don’t? What does the private patient look for in a...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 16, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Ever considered what is the most often quoted reason for non-payment by a patient of their excess to the consultant surgeon? The same reason is quoted over and over again. It’s not “I haven’t got the money” nor is it “I didn’t realise it was so...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 15, 2016 | Medical Billing News
It never ceases to bewilder me how many consultant surgeons don’t use time efficiently. Let me give you a real example from the fist week of November when MHM was contacted by a consultant who was struggling with his private practise. So we had a 30 min...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 14, 2016 | Medical Billing News
An MHM client had this problem recently and this is what I advised. In by far the majority of cases, your patient will obtain authorisation for an initial consultation. But sometimes, the patient arrives for the consultation and hasn’t obtained a pre-authorisation...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 11, 2016 | Medical Billing News
Recently I helped a medical secretary understand the noble art of medical invoicing. 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...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 11, 2016 | Medical Billing News
November 11th, 2016 – whatever country, race, colour or creed – we will remember them. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the...
