by Pete Crutchley | Aug 4, 2020 | Medical Billing News
It’s really strange how, in the search of efficiency, the exact opposite happens. Take a relatively new MHM client. He is very good at finishing a clinic and immediately sending a scan of his clinic list to MHM. He does so every time. The problem is he takes a...
by Pete Crutchley | Aug 3, 2020 | Medical Billing News
One of the most often asked questions is “how can I improve or increase my cash flow”. The answer, as regards medical invoicing, is very simple to answer: Raise your standards But what does that mean in reality? It means aiming to be a winner It means...
by Pete Crutchley | May 15, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Insurance companies use medical coding to detail a medical procedure. For example: an Orthopaedic surgeon will understand what a Multiple arthroscopic operation on the knee (including meniscectomy, chondroplasty, drilling or microfracture) is. That is a lot to...
by Pete Crutchley | May 15, 2020 | Medical Billing News
For the simple reason, cash does not flow. Cash has to be managed. Cash Flow Around this time of year, I take calls from consultant surgeons who in view of their impending tax payments require an increase in cash collections. It’s happened every year since MHM was...
by Pete Crutchley | May 14, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Top up (or GAP) invoices = asking the patient to agree to pay the difference between a consultant’s fee and the fee an insurance company is prepared to pay. The discussion concerning them seems to take place more in whispers than anything else. And sometimes...
by Pete Crutchley | May 14, 2020 | Medical Billing News
There are only 24 hours in a day. All of my guys are incredibly busy. I’m amazed at the volume of work they get through in a single day. They are either on-call, doing a ward round or in theatre. Then they have to see their private patients. That explains why...
