by Pete Crutchley | Jan 21, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Every single consultant I’ve ever met is dedicated to patient care and the best possible outcome for his or her patient. But sadly that has little to do with the outcome of the practice as a business. They may think it does. But it doesn’t. Patient...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 20, 2020 | Medical Billing News
I left school more years ago than I care to remember. Then as now I make sure I do my homework though. The only difference is now I do it for private medical consultants some of whom are thinking about starting a private practice. All of you have done your fair share...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 20, 2020 | Medical Billing News
Recently, I was talking to one of my clients. She was unhappy with the fees she was getting from insurance companies. Sadly she was also unhappy about how often she got paid too. Therefore she wanted me to contact all insurance companies and do something about it. Not...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 16, 2020 | Medical Billing News
The other day I wrote of the importance of setting targets and then measuring performance. Several consultants emailed asking what is, in my opinion, the most useful and important measure. In all cases, the answer was the same. THE most important measure is??? New...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 15, 2020 | Medical Billing News
What on earth is that? A couple of examples recently where consultants who have tried to base their fees on the best rate available. Take the consultant who realises that PMI company Num 1 pay £300 for a procedure whereas PMI company 2 pay £400. He decrees he will...
by Pete Crutchley | Jan 15, 2020 | Medical Billing News
So we are almost 3 weeks into 2020 and hopefully, this year will be an improvement on last. Which brings me neatly to the idea of goal setting for 2020. Some private consultants did not reach the goals they intended to last year. Why is that? What’s the Target?...
