by Pete Crutchley | Jun 10, 2015 | Medical Billing News
This specific issue comes up frequently when MHM is asked to review the outstanding accounts of a private consultant surgeon. There are two reasons normally why the patient believes the hospital have taken payment for the consultant: When the...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 21, 2015 | Medical Billing News
A well established ENT surgeon called MHM recently most upset her fees had not been paid in full and an excess deduction made even though pre-authorisation had been obtained. The patient had contacted their insurance provider, cited the correct treatment codes and...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 16, 2015 | Medical Billing News
This issue came up at the MDU meeting on “Setting Up a Private Practice” recently. A delegate enquired as to the difference between the two and what the difference can lead to in terms of shortfalls: The delegate was an Orthopaedic Surgeon who was...
by Pete Crutchley | Apr 14, 2015 | Medical Billing News
Some consultant surgeons aren’t fully familiar with the fees paid by different medical insurance companies for the same surgical episode. Consequently, they actually undercharge without even realising it. Any of this could be applicable regardless of the specialty the...
by Pete Crutchley | Mar 31, 2015 | Medical Billing News
Take for example, a patient who requires an injection which may be performed by a private orthopaedic surgeon at an outpatient consultation. Thus you raise an invoice for, as an example, £185 [£90 for the consultation and £95 for the injection] Please be...
by Pete Crutchley | Mar 26, 2015 | Medical Billing News
MHM recently completed a project for a private hospital. The project was to investigate why medical insurance companies were not paying. One insurance company was proving to be particularly troublesome. An analysis of a month’s invoices soon identified why. This...
