by Pete Crutchley | Nov 22, 2021 | Medical Billing News
Following last week’s article regarding how you should always keep good relations with a private medical insurance company, it is worth pointing out that this does NOT mean you have to agree with them. The following incident, for example, happened this week. An...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 21, 2021 | Medical Billing News
My Top Three Assumptions when there is a knock on the office door are: Murderer The authorities have come to arrest me The book on positive thinking I ordered has arrived. What on earth has that got to do with medical invoicing I hear you ask?...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 20, 2021 | Medical Billing News
It is depressing the number of times I hear potential clients rubbishing 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 pay for...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 19, 2021 | Medical Billing News
A few weeks ago, I was checking what was happening with shortfalls and excess since the start of the year. Using a single private consultant surgeon as an example: Week ending Friday, September 17th, 2021: out of 15 consultations 4 came back with excess/shortfall...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 18, 2021 | Medical Billing News
Banks are desperate to phase out cheques. This is due to the cost of processing a cheque from the bank’s point of view. Yet the decision was taken not to, as planned, phase out cheques completely by 2018. It just is not going to happen. Cheques it would appear...
by Pete Crutchley | Nov 17, 2021 | Medical Billing News
Recently I was reading an article in a business management magazine. The article highlighted some of the challenges faced by small business owners when they start. But it could also have been written about a consultant surgeon starting a medical practice. Starting Out...
