by Pete Crutchley | Aug 17, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Taking ONE real-life client as an example. Week ending Friday, July 24th: out of 15 consultations, 4 (four) came back with excess deductions £575. So for a total of £2,500 worth of revenue from outpatient consultations £575 or 23% came back short. Looking back to the...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 16, 2020 | Medical Billing News
In terms of medical billing, this perhaps is one of the statements I say to private consultant surgeons more frequently than others. The following example illustrates that despite the rejection of the fee how the fee was established confirms there is little the...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 16, 2020 | Medical Billing News
In the world of medical billing, the most efficient way of doing something is to do it right the first time. What happens if you don’t? You don’t get paid. My late Father drilled into me from a very early age: Measure twice; Cut Once and Do it once and do...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 15, 2020 | Medical Billing News
I called one of my friends early one evening last week. His phone went straight to voice mail. Curiously he didn’t call me back with half an hour or so per normal. He called me this morning instead. He explained why. Every Wednesday, he and his wife have a...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 15, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Recently a friend of mine called asking for a favour. I’ve known this guy years. We started our respective businesses around the same time. He has now reached the point where he needs to relocate his staff to a new building. As his business continues to expand, he has...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 14, 2020 | Medical Billing News
One of the most often asked questions is “how as a private consultant surgeon can I increase my payments from insurance companies?”. The answer, as regards medical invoicing, is very simple to answer: RAISE YOUR STANDARDS But what does that mean in...